English Explanatory Dictionary

Bezpopovtsy

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A branch of Old Believers which is primarily known for its rejection of the ordained priesthood
  2. The members of this movement. Singular form is Bezpopovets

Word forms

Bezpopovtsy

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian безпоповцы (bezpopovcy) (pre-1917 spelling; modern spelling is беспоповцы (bespopovcy)). From без- (bez-) + поп (pop, “priest”) + -ов- (-ov-) + -цы (-cy) (plural of -ец (-ec)).

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