Old Believers

A form of Old Believer — 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.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of Old Believer
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