English
Raskol
Raskol comes from Russian раскол ‘split, dissidence’.
- Russianmodernрасколraskol‘split, dissidence’
- EnglishtodayRaskol
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- Russianmodernрасколraskol‘split, dissidence’
- EnglishtodayRaskol
Every English word from Russian раскол
Today it means
name A mid-17th-century schism that split the Russian Orthodox Church into an official church and the Old Believers movement, triggered by the reforms of Patriarch Nikon in 1653, which aimed to establish uniformity between Greek and Russian church practices.
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Etymograph / Russian раскол / Raskol