a. 摩拉维亚的, 莫拉维亚教徒的

n. 摩拉维亚人, 莫拉维亚教徒

[ adj ]
of or relating to the people or culture of Moravia
<adj.pert>

Moravian \Mo*ra"vi*an\, a.
Of or pertaining to Moravia, or to the United Brethren. See
{Moravian}, n.


Moravian \Mo*ra"vi*an\, n. (Eccl. Hist.)
One of a religious sect called the United Brethren (an
offshoot of the Hussites in Bohemia), which formed a separate
church of Moravia, a northern district of Austria, about the
middle of the 15th century. After being nearly extirpated by
persecution, the society, under the name of The Renewed
Church of the United Brethren, was re["e]stablished in
1722-35 on the estates of Count Zinzendorf in Saxony. Called
also {Herrnhuter}.