Word origin
[1825–35; ‹ ML
hesychasta ‹ Gk
hēsychaste᷄s a recluse, equiv. to
hēsycház(
ein) to be quiet, be still (v. deriv. of
he᷄sychos quiet, still) +
-tēs agent suffix
]This word is first recorded in the period 1825–35. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: breakdown, electrolyte, panda, spiritualism, torque