different between quietist vs hesychast

English

Etymology

From quiet +? -ist, after Italian quietista.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?kw???t?st/

Noun

quietist (plural quietists)

1. A mystic who follows quietism.
2. Someone who is not socially or politically active.
   • 1985, Lawrence Durrell, Quinx, Faber & Faber 2004 (Avignon Quintet), p. 1267:

     You need not give in to media clowns or dozing quietists.

Translations

English

Noun

hesychast (plural hesychasts)

1. Alternative spelling of Hesychast

Dutch

Alternative forms

• Hesychast (dated)

Etymology

Ultimately from Medieval Latin hesychasta, from Ancient Greek ????????? (h?sukhast?s), from ????????? (h?sukházein, “to be quiet”), from ?????? (h?sukhos, “quiet”). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??e?.si?x?st/
• Hyphenation: he?sy?chast
• Rhymes: -?st

Noun

hesychast m (plural hesychasten)

1. A Hesychast (Eastern Orthodox mystic in late-mediaeval Byzantium).

Derived terms

• hesychastisch

Related terms

• hesychasme