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the doctrines and practices of the Calixtins, a Hussite group demanding communion in both wafer and wine.

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  1. n. the doctrines and practices of the Calixtins, a Hussite group demanding communion in both wafer and wine.
  2. utraquism (plural utraquisms) The Christian doctrine of the obligation of the faithful to receive communion in both kinds (sub utraque specie), that is to say, to receive both bread and wine during the Eucharist.