On April 17, 1905, Tsar Nicholas II promulgated the Edic of Tolerance, which allowed freedom of religion in Russia for a brief period. Reading about this, I realised that the Russians use the same term for sectarian as we do in our Alemannic dialect.
We call it Stündeler, the Russians штундист. Both words are originated from the German noun Stunde (hour). This is, because some religious groups have bible lessons, called Bible hour in German. Stündeler is quite derogative, though. Be careful, using it.
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