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idiorrhythmic

idiorrhythmic adjective: self-regulating; usually referring to an Eastern form of monastic life where monks live alone, often in isolation, constantly in mental prayer.

Adjective

idiorrhythmic (comparative more idiorrhythmic, superlative most idiorrhythmic)

  1. self-regulating; usually referring to an Eastern form of monastic life where monks live alone, often in isolation, constantly in mental prayer.
    • St. Stergos was an idiorrhythmic monk.

Forms of idiorrhythmic

comparativemore idiorrhythmic
superlativemost idiorrhythmic
alternative formidiorhythmic

Origin of idiorrhythmic

From Ancient Greek ῐ̓́δῐος (ĭ́dĭos, “own, personal, distinct”) + ῥῠθμός (rhŭthmós).

Questions about idiorrhythmic

What does idiorrhythmic mean?
Idiorrhythmic means self-regulating; usually referring to an Eastern form of monastic life where monks live alone, often in isolation, constantly in mental prayer.
What part of speech is idiorrhythmic?
Idiorrhythmic is an adjective.

Words near idiorrhythmic in the dictionary

  1. idiopsychology
  2. idiopt
  3. idiopts
  4. idiorepulsive
  5. idiorhythmic
  6. idiorrhythmic
  7. idiorrhythmism
  8. idiosepiid
  9. idiosepiids
  10. idiosoma
  11. idiosomal

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