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- noun Plural form of
Ruthenian .
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Examples
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The term Ruthenians is applied to the people of Little
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The Ruthenians are a Slavic group that neither the Russians nor the Ukrainians have been able to absorb.
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Among the special modifications in the Liturgy by the Ruthenians is the order of the antiphons.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 13: Revelation-Stock 1840-1916 1913
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But the people who have been foremost and most enthusiastic inthe support of and devotion to their Oriental Rite are the so-called Ruthenians, a name used to designate the Ruthenians proper and also those Slovaks who are their immediate neighbours.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 6: Fathers of the Church-Gregory XI 1840-1916 1913
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One could not with any propriety call Ruthenians, the Eastern
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 10: Mass Music-Newman 1840-1916 1913
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They are known as the Ruthenians and Little Russians.
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I heard the area inhabited by "Ruthenians" in Slovakia referred to as "Ruthenia," which I took to be a customary usage locally.
A Note on 'Ruthenia' Draper, Theodore H. 1993
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Interestingly, in much later correspondence with her colleague Agnes Holthusen (January 10, 1948), Schapire recalled her childhood memories of the nationalistic and religious divisions between the Poles and the Ruthenians (Ukranians) in Galicia, which was part of the Habsburg Empire.
Rosa Schapire. 2009
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It is known how heiresses such as Eleanor of Aquitaine wielded great authority in their lands but other women as well, including Adela of Blois, Anne of the Ruthenians, Queen of France, and Mathilda of Tuscany.
Women in the Days of the Cathedrals elena maria vidal 2009
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It is known how heiresses such as Eleanor of Aquitaine wielded great authority in their lands but other women as well, including Adela of Blois, Anne of the Ruthenians, Queen of France, and Mathilda of Tuscany.
Archive 2009-06-01 elena maria vidal 2009
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