What does hesychast mean?

Definitions for hesychast
hesy·chast

This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word hesychast.


Did you actually mean hash head or hesitate?

Wiktionary

  1. Hesychastnoun

    A member of a school of quietist monks in fourteenth-century Greece and Byzantium.

  2. Etymology: From Mediaeval hesychasta, from ecclesiastical Greek, from ‘to be quiet’, from ‘quiet’.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Hesychastnoun

    one of a mystical sect of the Greek Church in the fourteenth century; a quietist

  2. Etymology: [Gr. hermit, fr. to be still or quiet, fr. still, calm.]

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Hesychast

    hes′i-kast, n. one of a mystic and contemplative sect of the Greek Church in the 14th century, whose members may be described as the Quietists of the East.—n. Hes′ychasm, their doctrines and practice. [Gr. hēsychastēshēsychos, quiet.]

How to pronounce hesychast?

How to say hesychast in sign language?

Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of hesychast in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of hesychast in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9


Translations for hesychast

From our Multilingual Translation Dictionary

Get even more translations for hesychast »

Translation

Find a translation for the hesychast definition in other languages:

Select another language:

  • - Select -
  • 简体中文 (Chinese - Simplified)
  • 繁體中文 (Chinese - Traditional)
  • Español (Spanish)
  • Esperanto (Esperanto)
  • 日本語 (Japanese)
  • Português (Portuguese)
  • Deutsch (German)
  • العربية (Arabic)
  • Français (French)
  • Русский (Russian)
  • ಕನ್ನಡ (Kannada)
  • 한국어 (Korean)
  • עברית (Hebrew)
  • Gaeilge (Irish)
  • Українська (Ukrainian)
  • اردو (Urdu)
  • Magyar (Hungarian)
  • मानक हिन्दी (Hindi)
  • Indonesia (Indonesian)
  • Italiano (Italian)
  • தமிழ் (Tamil)
  • Türkçe (Turkish)
  • తెలుగు (Telugu)
  • ภาษาไทย (Thai)
  • Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese)
  • Čeština (Czech)
  • Polski (Polish)
  • Bahasa Indonesia (Indonesian)
  • Românește (Romanian)
  • Nederlands (Dutch)
  • Ελληνικά (Greek)
  • Latinum (Latin)
  • Svenska (Swedish)
  • Dansk (Danish)
  • Suomi (Finnish)
  • فارسی (Persian)
  • ייִדיש (Yiddish)
  • հայերեն (Armenian)
  • Norsk (Norwegian)
  • English (English)

Word of the Day

Would you like us to send you a FREE new word definition delivered to your inbox daily?

Please enter your email address:


Citation

Use the citation below to add this definition to your bibliography:

Style:MLAChicagoAPA

"hesychast." Definitions.net. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 19 Apr. 2024. <https://www.definitions.net/definition/hesychast>.

Discuss these hesychast definitions with the community:

0 Comments

    Are we missing a good definition for hesychast? Don't keep it to yourself...

    Image or illustration of

    hesychast

    Credit »

    Free, no signup required:

    Add to Chrome

    Get instant definitions for any word that hits you anywhere on the web!

    Free, no signup required:

    Add to Firefox

    Get instant definitions for any word that hits you anywhere on the web!

    Browse Definitions.net

    Quiz

    Are you a words master?

    »
    causing disapproval or protest
    A cosmopolitan
    B obnoxious
    C frantic
    D dangerous

    Nearby & related entries:

    Alternative searches for hesychast: