Hesychast
Hes"y*chast
(?), n. [Gr. hermit, fr. to be still or quiet, fr. still, calm.] One of a mystical sect of the Greek Church in the fourteenth century; a quietist. Brande & C.{
He*t"ra
(?),He*tai"ra
(?) }, n.;pl. -r (#)
. [NL. See Hetairism.]
(Gr. Antiq.) A female paramour; a mistress, concubine, or harlot. -- He*t"ric, He*tai"ric (#),
a.[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
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He*tair"ism
(?),Het"a*rism
(?), } n. [Gr. a companion, a concubine, fem. of a comrade.] A supposed primitive state of society, in which all the women of a tribe were held in common. H. Spencer. -- Het`a*ris"tic (#), a.[1913 Webster]
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