Term

Old Believers

Schismatics within the Russian Church who rejected changes to liturgy and church customs.

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Definition

Schismatics or separatist within the Russian Church who rejected changes in church customs and liturgy.

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  1. 1.Jerald C. Brauer and B. A. Gerrish, ed. The Westminster Dictionary of Church History. (Philadelphia: Westminster Press, 1971). 614Original citation: Brauer, Jerald C., and B. A. Gerrish, eds. The Westminster Dictionary of Church History. Philadelphia: Westminster Press, 1971, 614.

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