Doukhobor

noun Dou·kho·bor \ˈdü-kə-ˌbȯr\

Definition of DOUKHOBOR

: a member of a Christian sect of 18th century Russian origin emphasizing the duty of obeying the inner light and rejecting church or civil authority

Dou·kho·bor also Du·kho·bor \ˈdü-kə-ˌbȯr\

Russian dukhobor, dukhoborets, from dukh spirit + borets wrestler

First Known Use: 1876

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