Meanings
azymite1
plural azymites · alternative Azymite
- derogatoryhistoricalEastern OrthodoxyOne who administers the Eucharist with unleavened bread, in particular a member of the Latin Church or Roman Catholic Church.
Moreover, the Azymites were often guilty of another monstrous crime: they fasted judaistically on Saturdays.
1916, Rothay Reynolds, My Slav Friends, page 152 more examples
“Shall we drink a cup in honour of the Holy Virgin, and confusion to the Azymites?” / “Yes, yes! shouted the multitude. “Away with the Azymites—we want no new religion here;” and, singing and shouting, they threw up their caps in the air, […]
1843, Catherine Charlotte Maberly, Melanthe; or, The Days of the Medici: A Tale of the Fifteenth Century, volume 1, page 248“Away with them!” cried the Greeks; “we want no Latin allies! Away with the worship of the azymites!”
1898, Joseph Epiphane Darras, Martin John Spalding, Charles Ignatius White, A General History of the Catholic Church: From the Commencement of the Christian Era to the Twentieth Century, volume 3, page 602Antonyms: fermentarian, prozymite
Azymite2
Synonyms & antonyms
nounOne who administers the Eucharist with unleavened bread, in particular a member of the Latin Church or Roman Catholic Church.
Origin
- Ancient Greekἀζῡμίτης
- Latinazȳmita
- Englishazymite
From Latin azȳmita, from Ancient Greek ἀζῡμίτης (azūmítēs), from ἄζῡμος (ázūmos) + -ῑ́της (-ī́tēs, suffix forming masculine nouns meaning being connected to or a member of something, or coming from a particular place). ἄζῡμος is derived from ᾰ̓- (ă-, the alpha privativum, a prefix forming words having a sense opposite to the word or stem to which it is attached) + ζύμη (zúmē, “leaven, yeast”) + -ος (-os, suffix forming nouns of result or abstract nouns of action). The English word is analysable as, by surface analysis, a- + zym- + -ite or azyme + -ite.
More words from Latin, Ancient Greek
Full word history & related roots →Translations
French azymite
- azymiteone who administers the Eucharist with unleavened bread
Polish azymita, azymitka
- azymitaone who administers the Eucharist with unleavened bread
- azymitkaone who administers the Eucharist with unleavened bread
Cite this entry
azymite. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/azymite
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