What is "azymite"

Azymite \Az"y*mite\, n. [Cf. F. azymite.] (Eccl. Hist.) One who administered the Eucharist with unleavened bread; -- a name of reproach given by those of the Greek church to the Latins.

alt. (context christianity historical English) One who administers the eucharist with unleavened bread; ''used pejoratively by those of the Greek church referring to the Latins''. n. (context christianity historical English) One who administers the eucharist with unleavened bread; ''used pejoratively by those of the Greek church referring to the Latins''.

Azymite (from Gk. a ( privative) and zyme, leaven) is a term of reproach used by the Orthodox churches since the eleventh century against the Latin Churches, who, together with the Armenians and the Maronites, celebrate the Eucharist with unleavened bread. Some Latin controversialists have responded by assailing the Greeks as "Fermentarians" and "Prozymites".