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What's The Definition Of Stundist?Synonyms | Synonyms for Stundist: Related Terms | Find terms related to Stundist: See Also | Stundist In Webster's Dictionary \Stun"dist\, n. [Russ. shtundist, prob. fr. G. stunde
hour; -- from their meetings for Bible reading.] (Eccl.
Hist.)
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. -- {Stun"dism}, n.
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