Old Believer

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Etymology

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Calque of Russian старове́р (starovér).

Noun

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Old Believer (plural Old Believers)

  1. (religion) 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.
    Synonyms: Old Ritualist, Raskolnik, Rascolnik
    Antonyms: Nikonite, Nikonian

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