HomeServicesBlogDictionariesContactSpanish Course
Home › Dictionary › English › Old Believer
← Back to search

Meaning of Old Believer | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

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.

Equivalents

Deutsch Altgläubige Altgläubigentum Altgläubiger
Suomi starovertsi vanhauskoinen
Français vieille-croyante vieille-ritualiste vieux-croyant vieux-ritualiste
Lietuvių sentikis
Polski staroobrzędowiec starowier starowierca
Русский раскольник раско́льница старове́р старове́рка старообря́дец старообря́дка

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
See all B2 English words →

See also

Old Bering Sea Old Bill Old Blighty Old Blue Old Bolingbroke Old Bonalbo

Learn this word in context

See Old Believer used in real conversations inside our free language course.

Start Free Course

Know this word better than we do? Language is a living thing — help us keep it growing. Collaborate with Babel Free