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noun
A monk of the Orthodox Catholic Church that engages in noetic prayer.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: ecclesiastical, history, human-sciences, lifestyle, religion, sciences
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noun
Alternative spelling of Hesychast.
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Usage: alt-of, alternative
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History
From Medieval Latin hesychasta, from ecclesiastical Greek ἡσυχαστής (hēsukhastḗs), from ἡσυχάζειν (hēsukházein, “to be quiet”), from ἥσυχος (hḗsukhos, “quiet”).
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