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Utraquists

Also known as Utraque

Moderate followers of John Hus who believed the laity should receive both bread and wine during the Eucharist. They maintained amicable relations with the Roman Catholic Church.

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The spiritual descendants of John Hus who believed that the laity, like the clergy, should receive the Eucharist under the forms of both bread and wine (Latin utraque, "each of two"; calix, "chalice"). Unlike the militant Taborites (also followers of Hus), the Utraquists were moderates and maintained amicable relations with the Roman Catholic Church.

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  1. 1.“Utraquist.” Encyclopaedia BritannicaLinkOriginal citation: "Utraquist." Encyclopaedia Britannica. April 23, 2020. https://www.britannica.com/topic/Utraquists.

Last revised August 14, 2026