Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun grigori_efimovich_rasputin

1 sense of grigori efimovich rasputin

Sense 1
Rasputin, Grigori Efimovich Rasputin -- (Siberian peasant monk who was religious advisor in the court of Nicholas II; was assassinated by Russian noblemen who feared that his debauchery would weaken the monarchy (1872-1916))
       INSTANCE OF=> starets -- (a religious adviser (not necessarily a priest) in the Eastern Orthodox Church)