Word of the Day 03/24/18 Rasputin
Rasputin (noun)
Rasputin [ra-spyoo-tin, -tn; Russian ruh-spoo-tyin]
noun
1. Grigori Efimovich, 1871–1916, Siberian peasant monk who was very influential at the court of Czar Nicholas II and Czarina Alexandra.
2. any person who exercises great but insidious influence.
Origin: acquired name (Russian, literally "debauchee") of Grigory Yefimovich Novykh (c.1872-1916), mystic and faith healer who held sway over court of Nicholas II of Russia. His nickname is from his doctrine of "rebirth through sin," that true holy communion must be preceded by immersion in sin. His name used figuratively in English from 1937 for anyone felt to have an insidious and corrupting influence.
Now YOU come up with a sentence (or fic? or graphic?) that best illustrates the word.
Rasputin [ra-spyoo-tin, -tn; Russian ruh-spoo-tyin]
noun
1. Grigori Efimovich, 1871–1916, Siberian peasant monk who was very influential at the court of Czar Nicholas II and Czarina Alexandra.
2. any person who exercises great but insidious influence.
Origin: acquired name (Russian, literally "debauchee") of Grigory Yefimovich Novykh (c.1872-1916), mystic and faith healer who held sway over court of Nicholas II of Russia. His nickname is from his doctrine of "rebirth through sin," that true holy communion must be preceded by immersion in sin. His name used figuratively in English from 1937 for anyone felt to have an insidious and corrupting influence.
Now YOU come up with a sentence (or fic? or graphic?) that best illustrates the word.