Skoptsy

plural noun
Skop·​tsy | \ (ˌ)skäpt¦sē\

Definition of Skoptsy

: members of an ascetic religious sect of dissenters from the Russian Orthodox Church dating probably from the 18th century and stressing sexual abstinence

History and Etymology for Skoptsy

Russian, plural of skopets, literally, eunuch; akin to Old Slavic skopiti to castrate

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