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- noun Plural form of
Hesychast .
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Examples
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Sects such as the Hesychasts were more Byzantine than the
Terrorists and Freedom Fighters Samuel Vaknin
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Neo-Platonists, the Hesychasts of the Greek Church, the Mystics of mediaeval times, and, in later times, the disciples of Paracelsus,
The Handy Cyclopedia of Things Worth Knowing A Manual of Ready Reference Joseph Triemens
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As long as Cantacuzenus triumphed the Hesychasts triumphed with him; by the time he fell
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 7: Gregory XII-Infallability 1840-1916 1913
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Hesychasts, stated by Barlaam to contain ditheism.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 7: Gregory XII-Infallability 1840-1916 1913
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Isidore I died in 1349: the Hesychasts replaced him by one of their monks, Callistus I (1350-1354).
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 7: Gregory XII-Infallability 1840-1916 1913
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The quotations made by Hesychasts at the councils (see below) supply many such texts.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 7: Gregory XII-Infallability 1840-1916 1913
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The light seen by Hesychasts is the same as appeared at Christ's Transfiguration.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 7: Gregory XII-Infallability 1840-1916 1913
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Cantacuzenus and his friends were Hesychasts; the party of the Palæologi were Barlaamites.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 7: Gregory XII-Infallability 1840-1916 1913
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By now he had definitely made up his mind to withstand the Hesychasts.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 7: Gregory XII-Infallability 1840-1916 1913
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It is significant that the Hesychasts were all vehemently Byzantine and bitter opponents of the West, while their opponents were all latinizers, eager for reunion.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 7: Gregory XII-Infallability 1840-1916 1913
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