hesychast
English
[edit]Noun
[edit]hesychast (plural hesychasts)
- Alternative spelling of Hesychast
Dutch
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]Ultimately from Medieval Latin hesychasta, from Ancient Greek ἡσυχαστής (hēsukhastḗs), from ἡσυχάζειν (hēsukházein, “to be quiet”), from ἥσυχος (hḗsukhos, “quiet”). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]hesychast m (plural hesychasten)
- a Hesychast (Eastern Orthodox mystic in late-mediaeval Byzantium)