hesychastic

adjective

hes·​y·​chas·​tic

1

: soothing, calming

—used especially of a style of ancient Greek music

2

often capitalized [hesychast + -ic] : of or relating to the hesychasts or their solitary meditative mysticism

Word History

Etymology

Greek hēsychastikos, from (assumed) Greek hēsychastos (verbal of hēsychazein) + Greek -ikos -ic

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