Doukhobor

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noun

A member of a religious group of Russian origin who rejected the Czarist government of the late 1800s and Russian Orthodox priests, icons, and rituals, aiming to internalize the living spirit of God in each individual.

OriginRussian Духобор →
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Meanings

nounDoukhobor (plural Doukhobors or Doukhobortsy)

plural Doukhobors · plural Doukhobortsy · alternative Dukhobor

  1. historicalChristianityA member of a religious group of Russian origin who rejected the Czarist government of the late 1800s and Russian Orthodox priests, icons, and rituals, aiming to internalize the living spirit of God in each individual.

Origin

  1. RussianДухобор“spirit wrestler”
  2. EnglishDoukhobor

From Russian Духобор (Duxobor, “spirit wrestler”).

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Translations

Russian духобо́р, духобо́рка
  • духобо́р (duxobór)Translations
  • духобо́рка (duxobórka)Translations
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APA

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Chicago

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