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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

khlyst

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
khlyst
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A member of an underground religious movement that split off from the Russian Orthodox Church in 17th century.

adj

Relating to this movement.

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian хлыст (xlyst).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

Khlysts (plural) Khlysti (plural) Khlysty (plural)

Questions

What does khlyst mean?
A member of an underground religious movement that split off from the Russian Orthodox Church in 17th century.
Where does khlyst come from?
It is traced to Russian.

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