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Meanings of old believers in anglès

rus
раскольники
portuguès
velhos crentes
espanyol
antiguos creyentes
català
pomortsy

Eastern Orthodox Christians who resist reforms of Nikon in 1652–1666.

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Usage of old believers in anglès
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But the old believers here in Liverpool don't let it go to their heads.
The Guardian
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O ye old believers and intimate friends:
Tablets of the Divine Plan
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An idealistic younger generation and old believers crave the passion and fixed purpose of a social justice crusade.
The Guardian
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From the old believers through Tolstoy to Lenin, he explains, Russian humanism has always been cruel, intolerant and sectarian.
The Guardian
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In earlier times, these Old Believers burned themselves by the thousand.
Russian Rambles
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Korutun says Old Believers are not against holding the Olympics in the Sochi area.
Reuters
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Ah, you don't know these old maids, these Old Believers!
The Cook's Wedding and Other Stories
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The Old Believers are the exaggerated representatives of the spirit of stagnation which everywhere confronts the Russian government.
Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Volume ...
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Eretiks comprised not just schismatics and Old Believers-thosewho objected to the 17th-centuryliturgical reforms-but"sorcerers" as well.
Vampire forensics: uncovering the origins of an enduring legend
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"Have you ever visited a church of the Old Believers?"
Russian Rambles
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Many fled abroad, an exodus that created communities of Old Believers in Latin America and the United States that still exist today.
Reuters
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I am sorry to say that we never got our expedition to the Old Believers' Church, or the others that were planned.
Russian Rambles
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"Was he one of the Old Believers?"
The Idiot
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Hence arose the great sect of the " Old Believers," lasting to this day, and fanatically devoted to the corrupt readings of the old text.
History of the Warfare of Science with Theology in Christendom