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==Questions==
 
==Questions==
 
*Who are ''nikonitans''?
 
*Who are ''nikonitans''?
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: Those following the Nikonian reforms.
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*Is ''myrrhon'' the same as ''myrrh''?
 
*Is ''myrrhon'' the same as ''myrrh''?
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:Yes.  Chrism, specifically.
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*''Popovtsy do, up to this day, receive "nikonitans" who have been properly baptized with myrrhon, whereas the priestless always baptize converts including Popovtsy.'' -- What does ''priestless'' mean here?  ''Bespopovtsy''? (cf. [[Old Believers]])
 
*''Popovtsy do, up to this day, receive "nikonitans" who have been properly baptized with myrrhon, whereas the priestless always baptize converts including Popovtsy.'' -- What does ''priestless'' mean here?  ''Bespopovtsy''? (cf. [[Old Believers]])
 
--[[User:Magda|magda]] 14:28, 22 Apr 2005 (CDT)
 
--[[User:Magda|magda]] 14:28, 22 Apr 2005 (CDT)
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: Yes, the Bespopovtsy, which literally means "priestless."  --[[User:ASDamick|Rdr. Andrew]] 14:30, 22 Apr 2005 (CDT)

Revision as of 19:30, April 22, 2005

Questions

  • Who are nikonitans?
Those following the Nikonian reforms.
  • Is myrrhon the same as myrrh?
Yes. Chrism, specifically.
  • Popovtsy do, up to this day, receive "nikonitans" who have been properly baptized with myrrhon, whereas the priestless always baptize converts including Popovtsy. -- What does priestless mean here? Bespopovtsy? (cf. Old Believers)

--magda 14:28, 22 Apr 2005 (CDT)

Yes, the Bespopovtsy, which literally means "priestless." --Rdr. Andrew 14:30, 22 Apr 2005 (CDT)