Raskolnik

American  

[ruh-skawl-nik] / rəˈskɔl nɪk /

noun

Raskolniks, plural Raskolniki plural

1. a member of any of several sects founded by dissenters from the Russian Orthodox Church who opposed the liturgical reforms of Nikon in the 17th century.

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• Raskolniki
  plural
• Raskolniks
  plural

Etymology

Origin of Raskolnik

< Russian raskólʾnik schismatic, equivalent to raskól split, schism (noun derivative of raskolótʾ to split; ras- v. prefix marking dissolution, fracture + kolotʾ to chop) + -nik agent suffix

Example Sentences

A Raskolnik and a member of the orthodox Church were drinking together, when the latter took a cigar.

From Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 15, No. 88, April, 1875 by Various

The afternoon was closed with a visit to a Raskolnik, or Old Believer, and of all our experiences this turned out to be the most curious.

From Autobiography of Andrew Dickson White — Volume 2 by White, Andrew Dickson

The czar was one day pointed out to a Raskolnik conscript.

From Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 15, No. 88, April, 1875 by Various

We walked out with the old Raskolnik, and at the door I thanked him for his kindness; but even there, and all the way down the long walk through the park, Tolstoi remained silent.

From Autobiography of Andrew Dickson White — Volume 2 by White, Andrew Dickson

Raskolnik, Religious Madmen, opponents to Nicon's reforms, 146.

From The Story of Russia by Bergen, R. Van