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adj
self-regulating; usually referring to an Eastern form of monastic life where monks live alone, often in isolation, constantly in mental prayer.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: Christianity
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *swé Proto-Indo-European *swéd-yo-s Proto-Hellenic *hwédios Ancient Greek ῐ̓́δῐος (ĭ́dĭos) Proto-Indo-European *ser-? Proto-Indo-European *srew- Proto-Indo-European *sru-dh-mo-s Proto-Hellenic *hruthmós Ancient Greek ῥῠθμός (rhŭthmós) English idiorrhythmic From Ancient Greek ῐ̓́δῐος (ĭ́dĭos, “own, personal, distinct”) + ῥῠθμός (rhŭthmós).
