Old Believer
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of Old Believer
First recorded in 1805–15
Example Sentences
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The endurance of the Old Believer is marvellous; no offer of food will tempt him from what he considers his duty.
From Russia As Seen and Described by Famous Writers by Singleton, Esther
"You prowl about at night," grumbled his host, the Old Believer, opening the door to him, in a long nightgown like a woman's.
From The Chorus Girl and Other Stories by Garnett, Constance
Long afterward, an Old Believer, a merchant in Tula, spoke to me about it, and I found that the three priests were still alive and in the monastery.
From Russian Rambles by Hapgood, Isabel Florence
With such dim fears the Old Believer opposed to the orthodox hierarchy a blind fidelity to orthodoxy.
From Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 15, No. 88, April, 1875 by Various
The word Raskolnik means, literally, one who splits asunder, and that is just what the Old Believer is—one who has split off from the Orthodox Church.
From Russia As Seen and Described by Famous Writers by Singleton, Esther
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