ˌmäləˈkän noun
( plural molokans -nz ; also moloka·ni -nē)
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: Russian, from moloko milk; probably from the dietary laws of the sect that permit milk drinking during Lent
: a member of a religious sect originating in Russia as an offshoot of the Doukhobors, becoming an antiritualistic group stressing the authority of the Bible, and calling themselves Spiritual Christians