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Popovtsy

Popovtsy noun: the members of one of the two principal movements (along with the Bezpopovtsy) of the Old Believers.

Noun

Popovtsy pl (normally plural, singular Popovets)

  1. (plural, plural-normally) The members of one of the two principal movements (along with the Bezpopovtsy) of the Old Believers.

Forms of Popovtsy

singularPopovets

Origin of Popovtsy

Borrowed from Russian поповцы (popovcy, “the priested ones”), the followers of the Popovshchina movement.

Questions about Popovtsy

What does Popovtsy mean?
Popovtsy means the members of one of the two principal movements (along with the Bezpopovtsy) of the Old Believers.
What part of speech is Popovtsy?
Popovtsy is a noun.

Words near Popovtsy in the dictionary

  1. Popovich
  2. Popoviciu's inequality
  3. Popovics
  4. Popovs
  5. Popovski
  6. Popovtsy
  7. Popowski
  8. Popowskis
  9. Popp
  10. poppa
  11. poppa bear

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