поповщина

Russian edit

Pronunciation edit

Etymology 1 edit

Named after its leader Fedor Popov.

Noun edit

попо́вщина (popóvščinaf inan (genitive попо́вщины, nominative plural попо́вщины, genitive plural попо́вщин)

  1. (historical) a guerilla movement on both sides of the middle part of Volga river and along the whole Medveditsa river. The movement was active during the Russian Civil War from February to Mai 1921.

Etymology 2 edit

From поп (pop, a priest) +‎ -ов- (-ov-) +‎ -щина (-ščina)

Noun edit

попо́вщина (popóvščinaf inan (genitive попо́вщины, nominative plural попо́вщины, genitive plural попо́вщин)

  1. (Christianity, religion) the Old Believer communities who recognize any form of ordained priesthood. See Popovtsy.
    Antonym: беспоповщина (bespopovščina)

Usage notes edit

Both meanings are usually uncountable.

Declension edit