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Hesychasm meaning

The religious practices of the Hesychasts.

Using Hesychasm

  • The main meaning on this page is: The religious practices of the Hesychasts.
  • In the example corpus, hesychasm often appears in combinations such as: hesychasm is, of hesychasm, hesychasm and.

Context around Hesychasm

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 26.4 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 3 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 5 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

term 1×

Often after:

reflects 1×

Sentence patterns with Hesychasm

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

hesychasm is a 1× literature of hesychasm is occupied 1× practitioners of hesychasm and is 1× scandalized by hesychasm and began 1× the term hesychasm reflects the 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

hesychasm is a 1× most likely the 1× the descent of 1× trained in western 1×

Common sentence endings:

a metaphorical expression 1× can be discussed 1× for knowing god 1× in his writings 1× mark the ascetic 1×

Words around Hesychasm

Just before it in the word index:

heswall 5 hestu 2 hestrin 7 heston 51 hestia 23 hester 121

Just after it in the word index:

hesychast 10 hesychasts 3 het 80 heta 10 hetal 3 hetch 11

Similar in corpus frequency:

aadujeevitham 7 aani 7 aapp 7 aarne 7 aaronic 7 aasa 7

Corpus analysis for Hesychasm

  • In this selection, "hesychasm" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 26.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, term and reflects stand out and add context to how "hesychasm" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include hesychasm is a and literature of hesychasm is occupied. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "hesychasm" sits close to words such as aadujeevitham, aani and aapp, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with hesychasm

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Trained in Western Scholastic theology, Barlaam was scandalized by hesychasm and began to combat it both orally and in his writings. (21 words)

Much of the literature of Hesychasm is occupied with the psychological analysis of such tempting thoughts (e.g. St Mark the Ascetic ). (22 words)

Most likely, the rise of the term Hesychasm reflects the coming to the fore of this practice as something concrete and specific that can be discussed. (26 words)

Longer example sentences

Hesychasm is a form of constant purposeful prayer or experiential prayer, explicitly referred to as contemplation focusing on the idea of stillness and the characteristic mystical idea of light as the vehicle for knowing God. (35 words)

The descent of the mind into the heart is taken quite literally by the practitioners of Hesychasm and is not at all considered to be a metaphorical expression. (28 words)

Most likely, the rise of the term Hesychasm reflects the coming to the fore of this practice as something concrete and specific that can be discussed. (26 words)

Example sentences (5)

Hesychasm is a form of constant purposeful prayer or experiential prayer, explicitly referred to as contemplation focusing on the idea of stillness and the characteristic mystical idea of light as the vehicle for knowing God.

Most likely, the rise of the term Hesychasm reflects the coming to the fore of this practice as something concrete and specific that can be discussed.

Much of the literature of Hesychasm is occupied with the psychological analysis of such tempting thoughts (e.g. St Mark the Ascetic ).

The descent of the mind into the heart is taken quite literally by the practitioners of Hesychasm and is not at all considered to be a metaphorical expression.

Trained in Western Scholastic theology, Barlaam was scandalized by hesychasm and began to combat it both orally and in his writings.

Common combinations with hesychasm

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "hesychasm" in a sentence?
An example: "Hesychasm is a form of constant purposeful prayer or experiential prayer, explicitly referred to as contemplation focusing on the idea of stillness and the characteristic mystical idea of light as the vehicle for knowing God." This page contains 5 example sentences with the word "hesychasm" from authentic English texts.
What does "hesychasm" mean?
Hesychasm means: The religious practices of the Hesychasts.
How many example sentences with "hesychasm" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 5 example sentences with "hesychasm", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.