Hesychast
/ˈhesɪkæst/noun
- historical a member of a movement dedicated to interior prayer, originating among the Orthodox monks of Mount Athos in the 14th century〈史〉静修士（内心祈祷运动的成员, 起源于14世纪圣山东正教修道士）。
词源
mid 19th cent.: from late Greek hēsukhastēs 'hermit', from hēsukhazein 'be still', from hēsukhos 'still'.