Proper noun
(rare) A male given name.
(Christianity) A legendary saint in the tale of Barlaam and Josaphat.
Source: en.wiktionary.orgBarlaam asserted that our knowledge of God can only be propositional. Source: Internet
Barlaam propounded a more intellectual and propositional approach to the knowledge of God than the Hesychasts taught. Source: Internet
The Maha Bodhi Maha Bodhi Society of India - 1979 Volume 87 - Page 168 "forms as "Balahvar" and "Barlaam" etcetera in the Western languages. Source: Internet
Josaphat himself later abdicated and went into seclusion with his old teacher Barlaam. Source: Internet
The second part (concerning the caskets, known to English speakers from Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice ) originates from about 800 AD from Joannes Damascensus's account of Barlaam and Josaphat and was written in Greek. Source: Internet
These monstrous errors were denounced by the Calabrian Barlaam, by Nicephorus Gregoras, and by Acthyndinus. Source: Internet