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Doukhobor

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A member of a religious group of Russian origin who rejected the Czarist government of the late 1800s and Russian Orthodox priests, icons, and rituals, aiming to internalize the living spirit of God in each individual.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: historical

Topics: Christianity

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History

Etymology

From Russian Духобор (Duxobor, “spirit wrestler”).

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2 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Russian: духобо́р (duxobór) — Translations
  • Russian: духобо́рка (duxobórka) — Translations