Raskolnik
/raˈskɒlnɪk/(also Raskolnek, Rascolnik) Church History
noun
A dissenter from the Russian Church; specifically a member of a Russian Orthodox group which refused to accept the liturgical reforms of the Patriarch Nikon (1605–81); an Old Believer. Compare Raskol.
Origin
Early 18th century. From Russian raskol′nik schismatic, dissenter from the Russian Orthodox Church, Old Believer (Old Russian raskol′nik″) from raskol″ + -nik. Compare French raskolnik, German Roskolnik.
- watchdog
- watcher
- watchfire
- watch fob
- watchful
- watchfully
- watchfulness
- watch glass
- watch-house
- watching brief
- watchkeeper
- watch list
- watchmaker
- watchmaking
- watchman
- watchnight
- watch one's mouth
- watch one's (or someone's) back
- watch one's step
- watch someone like a hawk
- watch spring
- watch the clock
- watch the pennies
- watch the time
- watch the world go by