Raskolnik

American  

[ruh-skawl-nik] / rəˈskɔl nɪk /

noun

plural

Raskolniks, Raskolniki

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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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

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

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 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

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

From The Story of Russia by Bergen, R. Van

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