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Palamite

Palamite noun: a Hesychast, an intellectual leader of the Hesychasts.

Noun

Palamite (plural Palamites)

  1. a Hesychast, an intellectual leader of the Hesychasts

Adjective

Palamite (not comparable)

  1. hesychastic

Forms of Palamite

pluralPalamites

Origin of Palamite

The name of Gregory Palamas (died 1349) + -ite.

Words formed from Palamite

Questions about Palamite

What does Palamite mean?
Palamite means a Hesychast, an intellectual leader of the Hesychasts.
What part of speech is Palamite?
Palamite can be a noun or an adjective.
What is the plural of Palamite?
The plural of Palamite is Palamites.

Words near Palamite in the dictionary

  1. Palaming
  2. palamino
  3. palaminos
  4. Palamis
  5. Palamism
  6. Palamite
  7. Palamites
  8. Palamitic
  9. Palamitism
  10. palamkeen
  11. palamkeene

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