STUNDIST
\stˈʌndɪst], \stˈʌndɪst], \s_t_ˈʌ_n_d_ɪ_s_t]\
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One of a large sect of Russian dissenters founded, about 1860, in the village of Osnova, near Odessa, by a peasant, Onishchenko, who had apparently been influenced by a German sect settled near there. They zealously practice Bible reading and reject priestly dominion and all external rites of worship.
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One of a large sect of Russian dissenters founded, about 1860, in the village of Osnova, near Odessa, by a peasant, Onishchenko, who had apparently been influenced by a German sect settled near there. They zealously practice Bible reading and reject priestly dominion and all external rites of worship.
By Noah Webster.
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stun'dist, n. one of a body of Russian dissenters who reject forms and ceremonies, and base their faith and practice on the Bible alone.--n. STUN'DISM, the doctrines of the Stundists. [Ger. stunde, an hour, from their stated meetings for Bible-reading.]
By Thomas Davidson
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