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Ra•spu•tin

Pronunciation: (ra-spyOO'tin, -tn; Russ. ru-spOO'tyin), [key]
—n.
1. Gri•go•ri E•fi•mo•vich Pronunciation: (gri-gôr'ē i-fē'mu-vich; Russ. gryi-gô'ryē yi-fyē'mu-vyich), [key] 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.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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