| 释义 |
bez·po·po·vets
\ˌbespəˈpȯvə̇ts, ˌbezp-\ noun
(plural bezpo·pov·tsy \-ȯftsē\)
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: Russian, from bez without (from Old Russian) + popov- (plural stem of pop priest, from Old High German pfaffo, from Gothic papa, from Late Greek papas, from Greek, father) + -ets, agent suffix; akin to Old Slavic & Polish bez without, Lithuanian bè, Sanskrit bahis outside — more at pope
: a member of a Raskolnik priestless sect in Russia — compare popovets |