Old Believer

Old Believer noun: any of those who separated from the official Russian Orthodox Church after 1666 as a protest against the church reforms introduced by Patriarch Nikon between 1652 and 1666. They continue liturgical and ritual practices which predate the reforms.

Noun

Old Believer (plural Old Believers)

Any of those who separated from the official Russian Orthodox Church after 1666 as a protest against the church reforms introduced by Patriarch Nikon between 1652 and 1666. They continue liturgical and ritual practices which predate the reforms.

Synonyms:

Old Ritualist, Raskolnik, Rascolnik

Antonyms:

Nikonite, Nikonian

Old Believer meaning in Indonesian

Old Believer in Indonesian

believer in Russian Orthodoxy as it was before the church reforms: Pemercaya Lama

Synonyms of Old Believer

Old Ritualist
Raskolnik
Rascolnik

Antonyms

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Forms of Old Believer

plural	Old Believers

Origin of Old Believer

Calque of Russian старове́р (starovér).

Questions about Old Believer

What does Old Believer mean?: Old Believer means any of those who separated from the official Russian Orthodox Church after 1666 as a protest against the church reforms introduced by Patriarch Nikon between 1652 and 1666. They continue liturgical and ritual practices which predate the reforms.
What is Old Believer in Indonesian?: Old Believer in Indonesian is Pemercaya Lama. See Old Believer meaning in Indonesian.
What part of speech is Old Believer?: Old Believer is a noun.
What is the plural of Old Believer?: The plural of Old Believer is Old Believers.

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