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Doukhobor

Doukhobor noun: a member of a religious group of Russian origin who rejected the Czarist government of the late 1800s and Russian Orthodox priests, icons, and rituals, aiming to internalize the living spirit of God in each individual.

Noun

Doukhobor (plural Doukhobors or Doukhobortsy)

  1. (historical) A member of a religious group of Russian origin who rejected the Czarist government of the late 1800s and Russian Orthodox priests, icons, and rituals, aiming to internalize the living spirit of God in each individual.

Forms of Doukhobor

pluralDoukhobors
pluralDoukhobortsy
alternative formDukhobor

Origin of Doukhobor

From Russian Духобор (Duxobor, “spirit wrestler”).

Questions about Doukhobor

What does Doukhobor mean?
Doukhobor means a member of a religious group of Russian origin who rejected the Czarist government of the late 1800s and Russian Orthodox priests, icons, and rituals, aiming to internalize the living spirit of God in each individual.
What part of speech is Doukhobor?
Doukhobor is a noun.
What is the plural of Doukhobor?
The plural of Doukhobor is Doukhobors.

Words near Doukhobor in the dictionary

  1. douk-douk
  2. douk-douks
  3. Doukakis
  4. Doukas
  5. Doukases
  6. Doukhobor
  7. Doukhobors
  8. Doukhobortsy
  9. doula
  10. doulah
  11. doulahs

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