Variant: also Du · kho · bor
Pronunciation: ' dü-k ə - ˌ bo ̇ r
Function: noun
Etymology: Russian dukhobor, dukhoborets, from dukh spirit + borets wrestler
Date: 1876
: a member of a Christian sect of 18th century Russian origin emphasizing the duty of obeying the inner light and rejecting church or civil authority