Molokan

American  

[mol-uh-kahn] / ˈmɒl əˌkɑn /

noun

1. a member of an ascetic religious sect, founded in Russia in the 18th century by former Doukhobors, opposing sacraments and ritual and stressing the authority of the Bible.

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Etymology

Origin of Molokan

< Russian molokán (now usually molokánin, plural -áne ), equivalent to molok ( ó ) milk + -an noun suffix; originally so named because they ate dairy products on fast days, contrary to Orthodox observance

Example Sentences

When I found a Molokan, or some one whom I suspected to be such, I talked for some time about the weather and the crops, as if I had no ulterior object in view.

From Russia by Wallace, Donald Mackenzie, Sir

Though he professed himself to be a good Molokan and was received as such, he enounced at the weekly meetings many new and startling ideas.

From Russia by Wallace, Donald Mackenzie, Sir

When returning some weeks later from a visit to the Kirghiz of the Inner Horde, I arrived one evening at this centre of the Molokan faith, and was hospitably received by one of the brotherhood.

From Russia by Wallace, Donald Mackenzie, Sir