Khlyst (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

noun, plural Khlys·ty [kli-stee], /klɪˈsti/, Khlysts.
  1. a member of a rigorously ascetic Russian sect originating in the 17th century and believing that each successive leader of the sect was an incarnation of Christ.
Khlyst (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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