Popovtsy
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Russian поповцы (popovcy, “the priested ones”), the followers of the Popovshchina movement.
Noun
[edit]Popovtsy pl (normally plural, singular Popovets)
- The members of one of the two principal movements (along with the Bezpopovtsy) of the Old Believers.