English Explanatory Dictionary

Old Believer

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of those who separated from the official Russian Orthodox Church after 1666 as a protest against the church reforms introduced by Patriarch Nikon between 1652 and 1666. They continue liturgical and ritual practices which predate the reforms.

Word forms

Old Believer Old Believers

Etymology

Calque of Russian старове́р (starovér).

Synonyms

Old Ritualist Raskolnik Rascolnik

Antonyms

Nikonite Nikonian
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