hesychast

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/ˈhɛsɪkæst/

noun

A monk of the Orthodox Catholic Church that engages in noetic prayer.

OriginMedieval Latin hesychasta →
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Meanings

hesychast1

nounhesychast (plural hesychasts)

plural hesychasts

  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of Hesychast.

Hesychast2

nounHesychast (plural Hesychasts)

plural Hesychasts

  1. ecclesiasticalA monk of the Orthodox Catholic Church that engages in noetic prayer.

Origin

  1. Medieval Latinhesychasta
  2. EnglishHesychast

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

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Translations

Bulgarian исихаст
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Chinese Mandarin 靜修士 /静修士
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Dutch hesychast
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Finnish hesykasti
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German Hesychast
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Hungarian hészükhasztész
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Portuguese hesicasta
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Spanish hesicasta
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Chicago

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