AZYMOUS
\ˈe͡ɪzɪməs], \ˈeɪzɪməs], \ˈeɪ_z_ɪ_m_ə_s]\
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az'i-mus, adj. unfermented: unleavened.--ns. AZ'YM, AZ'YME, unleavened bread; AZ'YMITE, a member of a church using unleavened bread in the Eucharist--a name applied by the Eastern Church to the Western, as well as to the Armenian and Maronite Churches. [Gr. azymos--a, neg., [=e]zym, leaven.]
By Thomas Davidson