azymite
|a-zy-mite|
/ˈæzɪmaɪt/
user/relating to unleavened bread
Etymology
'azymite' originates from Greek, specifically the word 'azyma', where 'a-' meant 'not' and 'zymē' meant 'leaven'.
'azymite' changed from Medieval Latin 'azymita' (and Old French 'azimite') and eventually became the modern English word 'azymite'.
Initially it referred to 'unleavened bread' or those associated with it; over time it came to denote specifically 'a person or group who uses unleavened bread' and an adjective describing that practice.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Noun 1
a person (or member of a group) who uses azymes — i.e., unleavened bread — especially used historically in disputes over the Eucharist; used also as a name for such a sect or party.
The bishop accused him of being an azymite during the controversy over the sacrament.
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Adjective 1
relating to or characteristic of the use of azymes (unleavened bread).
Medieval writers described the differing azymite practices of the churches.
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