Molokan

[ mol-uh-kahn ]

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noun

a member of an ascetic religious sect, founded in Russia in the 18th century by former Doukhobors, opposing sacraments and ritual and stressing the authority of the Bible.

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Word History and Origins

< Russian molokán (now usually molokánin, plural -áne ), equivalent to molok ( ó ) milk + -an noun suffix; originally so named because they ate dairy products on fast days, contrary to Orthodox observance

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