Raskolnik

American  

[ruh-skawl-nik] / rəˈskɔl nɪk /

noun

plural

Raskolniks, Raskolniki

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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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

Raskolnik, ras-kol′nik, n. in Russia, a schismatic, a dissenter from the orthodox or Greek Church.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R) 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

And just as the East has bound itself fast to externals, so the Raskolnik praises his fossilism to the skies, and would gladly run the risk of petrifying society in its inherited shape.

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

The Orthodox Cross has but two beams, while that of the Raskolnik has four, and is made of four woods—cypress, cedar, palm, and olive; the latter, too, repeats his Allelujah thrice, the Orthodox but twice.

From Russia As Seen and Described by Famous Writers by Singleton, Esther