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azymites

azymites is the plural of azymite.

Meaning of azymite

Noun

azymite (plural azymites)

  1. (derogatory, historical, Eastern Orthodoxy) One who administers the Eucharist with unleavened bread, in particular a member of the Latin Church or Roman Catholic Church.
    • “Shall we drink a cup in honour of the Holy Virgin, and confusion to the Azymites?” / “Yes, yes! shouted the multitude. “Away with the Azymites—we want no new religion here;” and, singing and shouting, they threw up their caps in the air, […]1843, Catherine Charlotte Maberly, Melanthe; or, The Days of the Medici: A Tale of the Fifteenth Century, volume 1, page 248

Noun capitalized: Azymites

Azymites

  1. (plural) plural of Azymite (Alternative letter-case form of azymites)

Forms of azymites

alternative formAzymites

Questions about azymites

What is azymites the plural of?
Azymites is the plural of azymite.
What part of speech is azymites?
Azymites is a noun.

Words near azymites in the dictionary

  1. azym
  2. azyme
  3. azymes
  4. azymic
  5. azymite
  6. azymites
  7. azymous
  8. azyms
  9. azz
  10. Azzam
  11. Azzams

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