Hesychast
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English
Etymology
From Medieval Latin hesychasta, from ecclesiastical Greek ἡσυχαστής (hēsukhastḗs), from ἡσυχάζειν (hēsukházein, “to be quiet”), from ἥσυχος (hḗsukhos, “quiet”).
Pronunciation
Noun
Hesychast (plural Hesychasts)
- (ecclesiastical history) A monk of the Orthodox Catholic Church that engages in noetic prayer