Molokan
[ mol-uh-kahn ]
/ ˈmɒl əˌkɑn /
noun
a member of an ascetic religious sect, founded in Russia in the 18th century by former Doukhobors, opposing sacraments and ritual and stressing the authority of the Bible.
Origin of Molokan
< Russian
molokán (now usually
molokánin, plural
-áne), equivalent to
molok(ó)
milk +
-an noun suffix; orig. so named because they ate dairy products on fast days, contrary to Orthodox observance