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

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Raskolnik Raskolniki Raskolniks

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 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

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

From The Story of Russia by Bergen, R. Van

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

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

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 Wallace, Donald Mackenzie, Sir

Also, if you will allow me, your Highness, I will go and have a talk with the Raskolniki.

From Dead Souls by Hogarth, D. J.

Those who belong to the Raskol are called Raskolniki.

From Russia by Wallace, Donald Mackenzie, Sir

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

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 Parmele, Mary Platt

The Raskolniks, or Old Believers, profess to be the real Church; yet the simplest civic rights were always denied to them.

From The Contemporary Review, Volume 36, September 1879 by Various

At this the Raskolniks insisted that the sign of the cross ought to be made with two fingers, and out of this difference arose more bitterness than from all other causes put together.

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

Bee-keeping is extensively carried on by the Raskolniks.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 1 "Châtelet" to "Chicago" by Various