[ra-spyoo-tin, -tn; Russ. ruh-spoo-tyin] 
| 1. | Gri⋅go⋅ri E⋅fi⋅mo⋅vich [gri-gawr-ee i-fee-muh-vich; Russ. gryi-gaw-ryee yi-fyee-muh-vyich] , 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. |
| Ras·pu·tin (rās-pyōō'tĭn, rə-spōō'tyĭn) Russian starets whose magnetic personality and relative success in the treatment of the czarevich's hemophilia gained him favor in the court of Nicholas II. He was assassinated by noblemen who feared that his licentious manner and ignorance would undermine the monarchy. |
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