English
Raskolnik
Raskolnik comes from Russian раско́льник ‘schism-maker, schismatic’, and goes back to раско́л.
- Russianmodernраско́лraskól‘schism’
- Russian, derivedmodernраско́льникraskólʹnik‘schism-maker, schismatic’
- EnglishtodayRaskolnik
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Russianmodernраско́лraskól‘schism’
- Russian, derivedmodernраско́льникraskólʹnik‘schism-maker, schismatic’
- EnglishtodayRaskolnik
Every English word from Russian раско́л
Today it means
noun Any of those who separated from the official Russian Orthodox Church after 1666 as a protest against church reforms introduced by Patriarch Nikon between 1652 and 1666.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Russian раско́л / Raskolnik