Skoptsy

English

Etymology

Russian скопцы́ (skopcý)

Noun

Skoptsy pl (plural only)

  1. (historical) A secret sect in tsarist Russia, known for practising castration and mastectomy in accordance with their teachings against sexual lust.
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