Wyclif
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- proper noun
- /ˈwɪklɪf/
- John Wyclif dramatically influenced English theology by advocating for the translation of the Bible into English.
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Wyclif, however, challenged the accepted doctrine of just war at a theoretical level, based on two crucially important features of his theological and philosophical system.
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With a strongly literal reading of the New Testament, Wyclif placed so strong an emphasis on caritas that he argued that a true Christian was forbidden to use violence even in self-defense.
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After Wyclif, you could read the Bible in English.
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We have its birth in 1380 with John Wyclif.
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The second feature was linked to the issue of salvation and Wyclif's doctrine of predestination.
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Wyclif may have been alone in his absolute rejection of just war doctrine, but he was not alone in his general criticism of 14th-century warfare.
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Wyclif was another whose aversion to warfare was heavily influenced by moral, religious, and philosophical reasoning.
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Despite considerable enthusiasm for the Despenser Crusade among the English public, Wyclif bitterly opposed both its preparation and execution.
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But Wyclif's rejection of war went further than his criticism of the motives or conduct of the Anglo-French war or the Despenser Crusade.
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And finally, as for St. Augustine's insistence that a just warrior could fight with 'correct intention,' Wyclif simply asserted that charity and violence were entirely incompatible.
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Synonyms
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An English religious teacher who criticised the Catholic Church in the 1300s
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An English priest who criticises the Catholic Church, inspires early Protestant ideas, and helps translate the Bible into English
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An English religious thinker who criticized the Roman Catholic Church in the Middle Ages
An English religious thinker in the 1300s who criticized the Catholic Church and helped later reformers
An English religious teacher who challenged the Catholic Church before the Reformation
Surface Forms
Etymology
Wyclif comes from an English place name made of the old parts wic 'settlement' or 'farm' and clif 'bank' or 'cliff'. A helpful way to remember him is that Wyclif was an English religious reformer who brought the Bible into English for ordinary people, so his name ties him to his English roots and to his work for the people.