KHLYST


Meaning of KHLYST in English

/klist/ , n. , pl. Khlysty /kli stee"/ , Khlysts .

a member of a rigorously ascetic Russian sect originating in the 17th century and believing that each successive leader of the sect was an incarnation of Christ.

[ 1855-60; ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .