охранитель

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Russian

Etymology

охрани́ть (oxranítʹ) +‎ -тель (-telʹ). Compare with Ukrainian охорони́тель (oxoronýtelʹ).

Pronunciation

Noun

охрани́тель (oxranítelʹm anim (genitive охрани́теля, nominative plural охрани́тели, genitive plural охрани́телей, feminine охрани́тельница, relational adjective охрани́тельский)

  1. (literally) a guardian, a defender
    • Патриарший экзарх Никифор и князь Константин Острожский, чей род в Литве столетиями был охранителем православной веры, одновременно созвал в Бресте альтернативный собор.
      Patriaršij ekzarx Nikifor i knjazʹ Konstantin Ostrožskij, čej rod v Litve stoletijami byl oxranitelem pravoslavnoj very, odnovremenno sozval v Breste alʹternativnyj sobor.
      Patriarchal Exarch Nikephorus and Prince Constantine Ostrozhsky, whose family in Lithuania had been the guardian of the Orthodox faith for centuries, simultaneously convened an alternate council at Brest.
  2. (dated, politics, derogatory) an ultraconservative who rejects modernisation

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