Hesychast

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhɛsɪkæst/

Noun

Hesychast (plural Hesychasts)

1. (ecclesiastical history) A monk of the Orthodox Catholic Church that engages in noetic prayer

Translations

Translations

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 靜修士／静修士 (jìngxiūshì)

• Dutch: hesychast m
• Finnish: hesykasti
• German: Hesychast (de) m
• Hungarian: hészükhasztész
• Portuguese: hesicasta m or f
• Spanish: hesicasta m or f