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单词 hesychast
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Hesychast

[ hes-i-kast ]
/ ˈhɛs ɪˌkæst /

noun

one of a sect of mystics that originated in the 14th century among the monks on Mt. Athos, Greece.

Origin of Hesychast

1825–35; <Medieval Latin hesychasta<Greek hēsychastḗs a recluse, equivalent to hēsycház(ein) to be quiet, be still (verbal derivative of hḗsychos quiet, still) + -tēs agent suffix

OTHER WORDS FROM Hesychast

Hes·y·chast·ic, adjective

Words nearby Hesychast

hessonite, hest, Hester, Hestia, Heston and Isleworth, Hesychast, het, hetaera, hetaerism, hetaira, heterarchy
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Example sentences from the Web for Hesychast

  • In the Hesychast controversy he took the side of the monks of Athos, but refused to agree to the theory of the uncreated light.

    Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 4|Various

British Dictionary definitions for Hesychast

Hesychast
/ (ˈhɛsɪˌkæst) /

noun

Greek Orthodox Church a member of a school of mysticism developed by the monks of Mount Athos in the 14th century

Derived forms of Hesychast

Hesychastic, adjective

Word Origin for Hesychast

Cl8: from Medieval Latin hesychasta mystic, from Greek hēsukhastēs, from hēsukhazein to be tranquil, from hēsukhos quiet
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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