Old Believer

English

Etymology

Calque of Russian старове́р (starovér).

Noun

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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