Doukhobor

Dou·kho·bor

(do͞o′kə-bôr′)

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Doukhobor

(ˈduːkəʊˌbɔː) or

Dukhobor

(Christian Churches, other) a member of a Russian sect of Christians that originated in the 18th century. In the late 19th century a large minority emigrated to W Canada, where most Doukhobors now live

[from Russian dukhoborcy spirit wrestler, from dukh spirit + borcy wrestler]

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Dou•kho•bor

or Du•kho•bor

(ˈdu koʊˌbɔr)

n.

a member of a religious sect originating in Russia in the 18th century, believing in the supreme authority of the inner voice, rejecting the establishment of churches, and opposing civil authority.

[1875–80; < Russian dukhobór, dukhobórets, Old Russian dukhoborĭtsĭ literally, one who fights against the Holy Ghost (compare Russian dukh spirit, boréts wrestler)]

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4; and William Janzen, Limits on Liberty: the Experience of Mennonite, Hutterite, and Doukhobor Communities in Canada (Toronto: Toronto University Press, 1990), chap.

A matter of diplomacy: the british government and the mennonite immigration from russia to manitoba, 1872-1875

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The plaintiff was one of many children of members of the Doukhobor religion.

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She is the author of Negotiated Memory: Doukhobor Autobiographical Discourse (University of British Columbia Press 2004) and the editor of Auto/biography in Canada (Wilfrid Laurier UP 2005), with Andrew Gow the co-editor of Mountain Masculinity: the Life and Writings of Nello "Tex" Vernon-Wood (Athabasca up 2008) and with Jeremy Popkin the co-editor of a forthcoming collection of essays by Philippe Lejeune, On Diary (University of Hawaii Press 2009).