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raskolnik

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
raskol-nik
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of those who separated from the official Russian Orthodox Church after 1666 as a protest against church reforms introduced by Patriarch Nikon between 1652 and 1666.

Offensive

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian раско́льник (raskólʹnik, “schism-maker, schismatic”), from раско́л (raskól, “schism”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: раско́льник

Usage

Inflected Forms

Raskolniks (plural) Raskolniki (plural) Rascolnik (alternative)

Phrases

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Frequently Paired Words

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Questions

What does raskolnik mean?
Any of those who separated from the official Russian Orthodox Church after 1666 as a protest against church reforms introduced by Patriarch Nikon between 1652 and 1666.
Where does raskolnik come from?
It is traced to Russian.

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