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Priestless — Priest less, a. Without a priest. Pope. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
priestless — I. ˈprēs(t)lə̇s adjective : having no priest a priestless religion II. noun ( es) Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: translation of Russian bezpopovets … Useful english dictionary
priestless — adj. RG. 544 … Oldest English Words
priestless — priest·less … English syllables
priest — priestless, adj. priestlike, adj., adv. /preest/, n. 1. a person whose office it is to perform religious rites, and esp. to make sacrificial offerings. 2. (in Christian use) a. a person ordained to the sacerdotal or pastoral office; a member of… … Universalium
Old Believers — Surikov, Vasily, Boyarynya Morozova … Wikipedia
Raskolniks — • A generic term for dissidents from the Established Church in Russia Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Raskolniks Raskolniks … Catholic encyclopedia
Pomorian Old-Orthodox Church — The Pomorian Old Orthodox Church (Древлеправославная Поморская Церковь) is a branch of the priestless faction of the Old Believers, born of a schism within the Russian Orthodox Church in the 17th century. History Organisation The Pomorian Old… … Wikipedia
Roman Catholicism in Afghanistan — The Roman Catholic Church in Afghanistan is part of the worldwide Roman Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope and curia in Rome. There are very few Catholics in this overwhelmingly Islamic country just over 100 attend mass… … Wikipedia
Old Orthodox Movement — From one forth to two thirds of the Russian people basing their decision on the rule of the Council of Nicea in 325 that one must Let what is ancient prevail formed the Old Orthodox movement. There are two views of them. One is that they are… … Wikipedia
