sb. and a. Church Hist. Forms: (see quots.). [f. as next + -IST. Cf. med.L. Wiclefistæ (Du Cange).]
A. sb. = WYCLIFFITE sb. ? Obs.
c. 1449. Pecock, Repr., V. iii. 501. The sect of Wiclifistis, whiche aȝens the vij. principal gouernauncis … rehercid bi the proces of this present book holden [etc.].
1460. Capgrave, Chron. (Rolls), 244. A Frere Augustyn … felle in the secte of Wiclefistis.
1532. More, Confut. Tindale, Wks. 352/2. In Boheme the Hussites, in England the wicliffystes.
1565. Shacklock, trans. Hosius, 14. Whiche couet rather to be counted Carolstadians then Lutherans & other new Wicleffistes.
1631. Weever, Anc. Funeral Mon., 807. Frater Robertus Rose … writ much, yet neuer offended the VVickleuists.
1655. Fuller, Hist. Cambr., 57. Iohn Bromiard … came to Cambridge,… sent thither … to ferret out the Wicklivists.
1673. Hickman, Hist. Quinquart., 443. Wickliffists did maugre all the malice of their Adversaries increase.
1726. in M. Davies, Athen. Brit., III. 27. The Wicklefists and Waldensians were against Episcopacy as being against the Pope.
1758. Lowth, Life William of Wykeham, 207. The Wickliffists were persecuted and dispersed.
1819. Rees’ Cycl., s.v. Wicliff, An account of his distinguishing tenets, and those of his followers,… Wickliffists and Lollards.
transf. 1679. Oldham, Sat. Jesuits, III. (1681), 65. The dangerous Works of that old Lollard, Paul; That arrant Wickliffist.
B. adj. = WYCLIFFITE a.
1725. Lewis, Life Pecock (1744), 320. In much the same manner does the bishop recommend these books to the Wiclifist laity.
