SINCE 1828
Raskolnik
noun
Ras·kol·nik
| \ rəˈskȯlnik\
plural Raskolniks\ -ks \
or Raskolniki\ -nəkē \
Definition of Raskolnik
: a dissenter from the Russian Orthodox Church and member of one of the several groups (as the Doukhobors, Khlysty) developing from the schism of the 17th century in protest against liturgical reforms
— called also Old Believer, Old Ritualist
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