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Meaning of Hesychast controversy | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A particular controversy concerning dogma in the 14th-century Byzantine Empire, over whether the idea of divine light was polytheistic, postulating two eternal substances, a visible and an invisible God.

historical

Equivalents

Português controvérsia hesicasta

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

Hesychius het het Bildt Het Hogeland heta hetacillin

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