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Hesychast meaning

A monk of the Orthodox Catholic Church that engages in noetic prayer.

Using Hesychast

  • The main meaning on this page is: A monk of the Orthodox Catholic Church that engages in noetic prayer.
  • In the example corpus, hesychast often appears in combinations such as: the hesychast, hesychast is, would-be hesychast.

Context around Hesychast

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 26.4 words
  • Position in the sentence: 3 start, 3 middle, 4 end
  • Sentence types: 10 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

term 1×

Often after:

interprets 1× experiences 1× cultivates 1×

Sentence patterns with Hesychast

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

hesychasts the hesychast is to 1× illumine the hesychast who has 1× of the hesychast 1× that the hesychast experiences is 1× the hesychast interprets christ 1× the hesychast is to 1× the term hesychast is used 1× week the hesychast cultivates watchful 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

in palamite theology 1× the great schema 1× the guard of 1× the hesychast interprets 1× the hesychast is 1× the term hesychast 1×

Common sentence endings:

and withdraw inward 1× arrogance or conceit 1× attest to it 1× his mind gr 1× of the hesychast 1× the holy spirit 1×

Words around Hesychast

Just before it in the word index:

hesychasm 5 heswall 5 hestu 2 hestrin 7 heston 51 hestia 23

Just after it in the word index:

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

Similar in corpus frequency:

aanholt 13 aardwolf 13 abati 13 abbeville 13 abcc 13 abcon 13

Corpus analysis for Hesychast

  • In this selection, "hesychast" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 26.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, term, interprets, experiences and cultivates stand out and add context to how "hesychast" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include hesychasts the hesychast is to and illumine the hesychast who has. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "hesychast" sits close to words such as aanholt, aardwolf and abati, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with hesychast

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

The guard of the mind is the practical goal of the Hesychast. (12 words)

The Uncreated Light that the Hesychast experiences is identified with the Holy Spirit. (13 words)

The Great Schema or Megaloschema, worn by seasoned hesychasts The Hesychast is to bring his mind (Gr. (17 words)

Longer example sentences

There is a very great emphasis on humility in the practice of the Jesus Prayer, great cautions being given in the texts about the disaster that will befall the would-be Hesychast if he proceeds in pride, arrogance or conceit. (40 words)

The term Hesychast is used sparingly in Christian ascetical writings emanating from Egypt from the 4th century on, although the writings of Evagrius and the Sayings of the Desert Fathers do attest to it. (34 words)

This is a very advanced stage of ascetical and spiritual practice, and attempting to accomplish this prematurely, especially with psychophysical techniques, can cause very serious spiritual and emotional harm to the would-be Hesychast. (34 words)

Example sentences (10)

In Palamite theology, it is the uncreated energies of God that illumine the Hesychast who has been vouchsafed an experience of the Uncreated Light.

The Great Schema or Megaloschema, worn by seasoned hesychasts The Hesychast is to bring his mind (Gr.

The guard of the mind is the practical goal of the Hesychast.

The Hesychast interprets Christ's injunction in the Gospel of Matthew to "go into your closet to pray" to mean that one should ignore the senses and withdraw inward.

The Hesychast is to pay extreme attention to the consciousness of his inner world and to the words of the Jesus Prayer, not letting his mind wander in any way at all.

There is a very great emphasis on humility in the practice of the Jesus Prayer, great cautions being given in the texts about the disaster that will befall the would-be Hesychast if he proceeds in pride, arrogance or conceit.

The term Hesychast is used sparingly in Christian ascetical writings emanating from Egypt from the 4th century on, although the writings of Evagrius and the Sayings of the Desert Fathers do attest to it.

The Uncreated Light that the Hesychast experiences is identified with the Holy Spirit.

This is a very advanced stage of ascetical and spiritual practice, and attempting to accomplish this prematurely, especially with psychophysical techniques, can cause very serious spiritual and emotional harm to the would-be Hesychast.

While he maintains his practice of the Jesus Prayer, which becomes automatic and continues twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week, the Hesychast cultivates watchful attention (Gr.

Common combinations with hesychast

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "hesychast" in a sentence?
An example: "In Palamite theology, it is the uncreated energies of God that illumine the Hesychast who has been vouchsafed an experience of the Uncreated Light." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "hesychast" from authentic English texts.
What does "hesychast" mean?
Hesychast means: A monk of the Orthodox Catholic Church that engages in noetic prayer.
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Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "hesychast", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.