Old Believer

== English == === Etymology === Calque of Russian старове́р (starovér). === Noun === Old Believer (plural Old Believers) (religion) Any of those who separated from the official Russian Orthodox Church after 1666 as a protest against the church reforms introduced by Patriarch Nikon between 1652 and 1666. They continue liturgical and ritual practices which predate the reforms. Synonyms: Old Ritualist, Raskolnik, Rascolnik Antonyms: Nikonite, Nikonian ==== Translations ====