English
Hesychasm
Hesychasm comes from Ancient Greek ἡσυχασμός ‘hesychasm, the practice of quietism’, and goes back to ἥσυχος.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἥσυχος‘quiet’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEἡσυχάζω‘to be quiet’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEἡσυχασμόςhēsukhasmós‘hesychasm, the practice of quietism’
- EnglishtodayHesychasm
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἥσυχος‘quiet’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEἡσυχάζω‘to be quiet’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEἡσυχασμόςhēsukhasmós‘hesychasm, the practice of quietism’
- EnglishtodayHesychasm
Every English word from Ancient Greek ἥσυχος
Today it means
noun The religious practices of the Hesychasts.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek ἥσυχος / Hesychasm