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hesychastic, a.|hɛsɪˈkæstɪk|
[ad. Gr. ἡσυχαστικ-ός, f. ἡσυχάζειν or ἡσυχαστής (see prec.).]
1. Appeasing, quieting. In ancient Greek music applied to a style of melody which tends to appease the mind.
1694W. Holder Harmony (1731) 151 The First of these [Keys] is call'd by the Greeks Diastaltic, Dilating; the Second, Systaltic, Contracting; the Last, Hesychiastic, Appeasing.
2. Eccl. Hist. Pertaining to the Hesychasts.
1880Encycl. Brit. XI. 782/2 The supposed reward of Hesychastic contemplation. |