DOUKHOBOR


Meaning of DOUKHOBOR in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ noun ]

also Du·kho·bor ˈdü-kə-ˌbȯr

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

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.