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/ˈæzɪmaɪt/ · noun
(Eastern Orthodoxy, historical, derogatory) One who administers the Eucharist with unleavened bread, in particular a member of the Latin Church or Roman Catholic Church..
“Shall we drink a cup in honour of the Holy Virgin, and confusion to the Azymites?” / “Yes, yes! shouted the multitude. “Away with the Azymites—we want no new religion here;” and, singing and shouting, they threw up their caps in the air, […]
“Away with them!” cried the Greeks; “we want no Latin allies! Away with the worship of the azymites!”
Moreover, the Azymites were often guilty of another monstrous crime: they fasted judaistically on Saturdays.
Use azymite when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Azymite means (Eastern Orthodoxy, historical, derogatory) One who administers the Eucharist with unleavened bread, in particular a member of the Latin Church or Roman Catholic Church..
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
Possible antonyms include fermentarian, prozymite.
“Shall we drink a cup in honour of the Holy Virgin, and confusion to the Azymites?” / “Yes, yes! shouted the multitude. “Away with the Azymites—we want no new religion here;” and, singing and shouting, they threw up their caps in the air, […]
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