Gri·go·ri E·fi·mo·vich /grɪˈgɔri ɪˈfiməvɪtʃ;Russ.gryɪˈgɔryi yɪˈfyiməvyɪtʃ/Show Spelled[gri-gawr-ee i-fee-muh-vich;Russ.gryi-gaw-ryee yi-fyee-muh-vyich]Show IPA, 1871–1916, Siberian peasant monk who was very influential at the court of Czar Nicholas II and Czarina Alexandra.
2.
any person who exercises great but insidious influence.