This article deals with the Russian mystical religious group of the Christ‑Faith (Khristovery, or Khlysty). It draws upon documents of the eighteenth century referring to Christ‑Faith believers in Moscow. According to these texts, in the middle of the eighteenth century, there was no special terminology to describe or classify Christ‑Faith believers, and the Synodal oicials would call them «superstitious believers», «schismatics», or «antichrists».