Old Believer

noun

1. Raskolnik.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Old Believer¹

First recorded in 1805–15

Example Sentences

The Head of the Bay Cougars caught the eye of both the Alaska Dispatch News and the New York Times, both of which published extensive features on the team and the larger Russian Old Believer culture.

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Nikolaevsk, another Old Believer village on the Kenai Peninsula that is considered less conservative, has become a state basketball power.

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Gravel roads dip steeply through spruce forests and purple blossoms of fireweed to the Old Believer villages of Voznesenka, Razdolna and Kachemak Selo, which pool their athletes to sustain teams.

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Football and wrestling were viewed as reflections of the discipline and resilience needed to maintain Old Believer traditions.

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Michael Wojciak, the principal at Voznesenka School who, like Zank, was not an Old Believer but wore a beard, in part, to respect local tradition, said: “There’s a fear by some that ‘We’re losing our culture, our identity.’

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