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Khlyst
[ klist ]
noun
, plural Khlys·ty [kli-, stee], Khlysts.
- a member of a rigorously ascetic Russian sect originating in the 17th century and believing that each successive leader of the sect was an incarnation of Christ.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Khlyst1
1855–60; < Russian: literally, whip
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