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English
Etymology
From Barlaam + -ite.
Adjective
Barlaamite
- (Eastern Orthodoxy) Supporting or pertaining to the theologian Barlaam of Seminara, especially his opposition to Hesychasm.
Noun
Barlaamite (plural Barlaamites)
- (Eastern Orthodoxy) An advocate of Barlaamite views, an opponent of Hesychasm.
1718, Isaac Sharpe, An Historical Account of the Rise and Growth of Heresie in the Christian Church , page 121:At the End of the Age, arose the Question of Thaboretick Light, betwixt the Barlaamites and Palamites; which is agitated with great Heat in Synods, with Anathema's and biting Libels; as if they were striving for the chief Articles of Faith, and as if the whole of Religion consisted in such Trifles.
2012 October 15, Joseph Suaiden, “Your Editor Accused of Heresy on the “Orthodox-Tradition” Yahoo Group”, in NFTU:I have been accused repeatedly over the past eight hours of being a Barlaamite.