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- Ancient Greek · borrowed fromἀκοιμητής“one who doesn't sleep”
- English todayAcoemetae
From Ancient Greek ἀκοιμητής (akoimētḗs, “one who doesn't sleep”), from κοιμάω (koimáō).
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Acoemetae
Today it means: An order of fifth-century monks who, by turns, kept up a divine service day and night. Full definition →
Ancient Greek ἀκοιμητής