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hesychast

/ˈhɛsɪkæst/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
hesy-chast
IPA
/ˈhɛsɪkæst/
20
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

noun

Alternative spelling of Hesychast.

Etymology

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

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

Hesychasts (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce hesychast?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈhɛsɪkæst/.
What does hesychast mean?
A monk of the Orthodox Catholic Church that engages in noetic prayer.
Where does hesychast come from?
From Medieval Latin hesychasta, from ecclesiastical Greek ἡσυχαστής (hēsukhastḗs), from ἡσυχάζειν (hēsukházein, “to be quiet”), from ἥσυχος (hḗsukhos, “quiet”).

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