Raskolnik
Americannoun
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Raskolniks,
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Raskolniki
plural
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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
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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 Esther Singleton
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 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 Esther Singleton
A Raskolnik told this prelate, "We would as lief lose our heads as our beard."—"Will your heads grow again?" was the bishop's retort.
From Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 15, No. 88, April, 1875 by Various
Raskolnik, Religious Madmen, opponents to Nicon's reforms, 146.
From The Story of Russia by R. Van Bergen
Gradually the leading Raskolniki perceived that they must make preparations, not for the Day of Judgment, but for a terrestrial future—that they must create some permanent form of ecclesiastical organisation.
From Russia by Sir Donald Mackenzie Wallace
Also, if you will allow me, your Highness, I will go and have a talk with the Raskolniki.
From Dead Souls by D. J. Hogarth
Those who belong to the Raskol are called Raskolniki.
From Russia by Sir Donald Mackenzie Wallace
The Raskolniks would go to the block for the sign of the Cross with two fingers.
From Russia As Seen and Described by Famous Writers by Esther Singleton
Such was the beginning of the Raskolniks, who now number 10,000,000 souls—a conservative Slavonic element which has been a difficult one to deal with.
From A Short History of Russia by Mary Platt Parmele
The infernal sign, however, was visible to the Raskolniks not only in the title and the names of their rulers, but in all their innovations as well, and in all that they imported from abroad.
From Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 15, No. 88, April, 1875 by Various
And so, in their hunt after the hidden sense of narratives and words, some of the Raskolniks have allegorized the histories of the Old and New Testaments, and changed the gospel records into parables.
From Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 15, No. 88, April, 1875 by Various
Bee-keeping is extensively carried on by the Raskolniks.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 1 "Châtelet" to "Chicago" by Various
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