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Du·kho·bors (do̵̅o̅′kə bôrz′)
plural noun
a pacifistic, nonritualistic, mystical religious sect that separated (1785) from the Eastern Orthodox Church: in the 1890s, many members emigrated to W Canada
also Dukhobortsy Du′·kho·bor′·tsy (-bôrt′sē)
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