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Raskolnik

Raskolnik noun: any of those who separated from the official Russian Orthodox Church after 1666 as a protest against church reforms introduced by Patriarch Nikon between 1652 and 1666.

Noun

Raskolnik (plural Raskolniks or Raskolniki)

  1. (historical, offensive) Any of those who separated from the official Russian Orthodox Church after 1666 as a protest against church reforms introduced by Patriarch Nikon between 1652 and 1666.

Forms of Raskolnik

pluralRaskolniks
pluralRaskolniki
alternative formRascolnik

Origin of Raskolnik

Borrowed from Russian раско́льник (raskólʹnik, “schism-maker, schismatic”), from раско́л (raskól, “schism”).

Questions about Raskolnik

What does Raskolnik mean?
Raskolnik means any of those who separated from the official Russian Orthodox Church after 1666 as a protest against church reforms introduced by Patriarch Nikon between 1652 and 1666.
What part of speech is Raskolnik?
Raskolnik is a noun.
What is the plural of Raskolnik?
The plural of Raskolnik is Raskolniks.

Words near Raskolnik in the dictionary

  1. Raskelf
  2. Raskin
  3. Raskind
  4. Raskins
  5. raskol
  6. Raskolnik
  7. Raskolniki
  8. Raskolnikovian
  9. Raskolniks
  10. raskols
  11. raslakite

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