Khlyst

Speech parts

1. Khlyst - Noun

2. Khlyst - Adjective

Meaning

Khlyst (plural Khlysts)

a member of an underground religious movement that split off from the Russian Orthodox Church in 17th century

Khlyst (not comparable)

Relating to this movement

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Examples

In September 1907 Rasputin had to appear for the Ecclesiastical court of Tobolsk, accused of being a Khlyst. Source: Internet

Ecstatic ritual of Khlysts ("radeniye") Definition 'Khlyst', the name commonly applied to them, is a distortion of the name they used. Source: Internet

The basis for the denunciation of Rasputin as a Khlyst was mixed bathing, a common custom among the peasants in many parts of Siberia. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

khlong khloy khlui khmaralite Khmelnitsky Khmelnytskyi