Barlaamite

Barlaamite adjective: supporting or pertaining to the theologian Barlaam of Seminara, especially his opposition to Hesychasm.

Adjective

Barlaamite

(Eastern Orthodoxy) Supporting or pertaining to the theologian Barlaam of Seminara, especially his opposition to Hesychasm.
- […] but in the next age the question was forgotten; nor can I learn that the axe or the fagot were employed for the extirpation of the Barlaamite heresy.1788, Edward Gibbon, “Civil Wars and the Ruin of the Greek Empire. Part II”, in The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, volume VI, London: […] W[illiam] Strahan; and T[homas] Cadell...

Barlaamite (plural Barlaamites)

(Eastern Orthodoxy) An advocate of Barlaamite views, an opponent of Hesychasm.
- At the End of the Age, arose the Question of Thaboretick Light, betwixt the Barlaamites and Palamites; which is agitated with great Heat in Synods, with Anathema's and biting Libels; as if they were striving for the chief Articles of Faith, and as if the whole of Religion consisted in such Trifles.1718, Isaac Sharpe, An Historical Account of the Rise and Growth of Heresie in the Christian Church […], page 121
- I have been accused repeatedly over the past eight hours of being a Barlaamite.2012 October 15, Joseph Suaiden, “Your Editor Accused of Heresy on the “Orthodox-Tradition” Yahoo Group”, in NFTU

plural	Barlaamites

From Barlaam + -ite.

What does Barlaamite mean?: Barlaamite means supporting or pertaining to the theologian Barlaam of Seminara, especially his opposition to Hesychasm.
What part of speech is Barlaamite?: Barlaamite can be an adjective or a noun.

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