Doukhobor

noun

Dou·​kho·​bor ˈdü-kə-ˌbȯr 

variants or less commonly Dukhobor

: a member of a Christian sect of 18th century Russian origin emphasizing the duty of obeying the inner light and rejecting church or civil authority

Word History

Etymology

Russian dukhobor, dukhoborets, from dukh spirit + borets wrestler

First Known Use

1891, in the meaning defined above