Meanings
proper nounAcœmitæ pl (plural only)
- historicalpluralplural onlya 5th century monastic order that organised themselves into sleep cyles to allow for a unbroken chain of devotion to be performed.
Synonyms: Studites, The Sleepless, Watchers
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nouna 5th century monastic order that organised themselves into sleep cyles to allow for a unbroken chain of devotion to be performed.
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Origin
- Ancient Greekἀ-“a-”
- EnglishAcœmitæ
From Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-, “a-”) + κοιμάομαι (koimáomai, “one who sleeps”).
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