Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

palamite

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: palamite
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

a Hesychast, an intellectual leader of the Hesychasts

adj

Etymology

The name of Gregory Palamas (died 1349) + -ite.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: ite

Inflected Forms

Palamites (plural)

Derived Forms

Palamism Palamitic Palamitism

Questions

What does palamite mean?: a Hesychast, an intellectual leader of the Hesychasts
Where does palamite come from?: The name of Gregory Palamas (died 1349) + -ite.

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