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Definition of: Hesychast
(hes′i·kast) noun
A quietist; especially, one of a mystic and quietistic sect that originated in the Greek Church among the monks of Mt. Athos in the 14th century. See ILLUMINATI. [<Med. L hesychasta <Gk. hēsychastēs <hēsychazein be still <hēsychos quiet]
—hes′y·chas′tic adjective
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