Molokan


[mol-uh-kahn] /ˈmɒl əˌkɑn/

noun
1.
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.

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