Doukhobor

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noun

Dou·​kho·​bor ˈdü-kə-ˌbȯr 

variants or less commonly Dukhobor

: a member of an 18th century Russian Christian sect that emphasized following the inner light and rejecting church or civil authority

Dukhobor

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less common spelling of doukhobor

Word History

Etymology

Noun

Russian dukhobor, dukhoborets, from dukh spirit + borets wrestler

First Known Use

Noun

1891, in the meaning defined above