Etymology

Khlyst

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Today it means: A member of an underground religious movement that split off from the Russian Orthodox Church in 17th century. Full definition →

Russian хлыст
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  1. Russian · borrowed fromхлыст
  2. English todayKhlyst

Borrowed from Russian хлыст (xlyst).

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