English Explanatory Dictionary

Hesychast

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A monk of the Orthodox Catholic Church that engages in noetic prayer.
noun
  1. Alternative spelling of Hesychast.

Pronunciation

/ˈhɛsɪkæst/

Word forms

Hesychast Hesychasts

Etymology

From Medieval Latin hesychasta, from ecclesiastical Greek ἡσυχαστής (hēsukhastḗs), from ἡσυχάζειν (hēsukházein, “to be quiet”), from ἥσυχος (hḗsukhos, “quiet”).

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