Euchite
[ yoo-kahyt ]
/ ˈyu kaɪt /
Save This Word!
noun
a member of a mendicant, ascetic sect living chiefly in Syria and Mesopotamia in the 4th–7th centuries a.d., and holding a belief that the demon in each person can be expelled only by ceaseless prayer.
QUIZZES
QUIZ YOURSELF ON “ITS” VS. “IT’S”!
Apostrophes can be tricky; prove you know the difference between it’s and its in this crafty quiz!
Question 1 of 12
On the farm, the feed for chicks is significantly different from the roosters’; ______ not even comparable.
Also called Messalian.
Origin of Euchite
First recorded in 1575–85
Words nearby Euchite
eucarpic, Eucaryotae, eucaryote, eucharis, Eucharist, Euchite, euchlorhydria, euchlorine, eucholia, euchologion, euchology
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2021