Molokan

noun

Mol·​o·​kan

ˌmäləˈkän

plural Molokans

-nz

also Molokani

-nē

: a member of a religious sect originating in Russia as an offshoot of the Doukhobors, becoming an antiritualistic group stressing the authority of the Bible, and calling themselves Spiritual Christians

Word History

Etymology

Russian, from moloko milk; probably from the dietary laws of the sect that permit milk drinking during Lent

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