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stundist

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
stundist
IPA
9
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A member of a large sect of Russian radical Protestant dissenters founded near Odessa around 1860, who adhere to a literal reading of the Bible and reject priestly dominion and all external rites of worship, influenced by German Protestant settlers.

Etymology

From Russian, probably from German Stunde (“hour”), from their meetings for Bible reading.

Inflected Forms

Stundists (plural) Shtundist (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

Stundism

Questions

What does stundist mean?
A member of a large sect of Russian radical Protestant dissenters founded near Odessa around 1860, who adhere to a literal reading of the Bible and reject priestly dominion and all external rites of worship, influenced by German Protestant settlers.
Where does stundist come from?
From Russian, probably from German Stunde (“hour”), from their meetings for Bible reading.

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