English Explanatory Dictionary

poustinik

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A person dwelling in a poustinia.

Word forms

poustinik poustiniks poustiniki

Etymology

From Russian пусты́нник (pustýnnik, “hermit, anchoret, anchorite”), from пусты́ня (pustýnja, “desert, wilderness”).

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