A rare one!<br><br>Skopelitans refers to people from Skopelos, a Greek island in the Sporades group of islands in the Aegean Sea.<br><br>In the broader sense, it can also refer to anything related to Skopelos, such as the local culture, language, or customs.<br><br>As a suffix, -itans is often used in place names to form adjectives, such as in "New Yorkers" or "Londoners". In this case, the suffix is being used to create a noun to describe people from Skopelos.
Skoptsy is a historically significant term that refers to a member of a Christian sect that emerged in Russia in the 19th century, specifically in the village of Arkhangelskoe, in the public court of Izmailovo, Moscow. The Skoptsy sect was known for its practice of self-mutilation, particularly in the form of self-castration or the castration of fellow sect members, including men and women.