monastic cell

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• cell — [sel] n. [ME < OE < OFr celle < L cella, small room, hut (LL(Ec), monastic cell) < IE base * kel , to conceal > HALL, HELL, HULL1, Goth halja] 1. a small convent or monastery attached to a larger one 2. a hermit s hut …   English World dictionary

• cell — cell1 cell like, adj. /sel/, n. 1. a small room, as in a convent or prison. 2. any of various small compartments or bounded areas forming part of a whole. 3. a small group acting as a unit within a larger organization: a local cell of the… …   Universalium

• cell — [[t]sɛl[/t]] n. 1) a small room, as in a convent or prison 2) any of various small compartments or bounded areas forming part of a whole 3) cbl a usu. microscopic structure containing nuclear and cytoplasmic material enclosed by a semipermeable… …   From formal English to slang

• cell — m ( es/ as) (monastic) cell; [L] …   Old to modern English dictionary

• cell — early 12c., small room, from L. cella small room, store room, hut, related to L. celare to hide, conceal, from PIE root *kel conceal (Cf. Skt. cala hut, house, hall; Gk. kalia hut, nest, kalyptein to cover, koleon sheath …   Etymology dictionary

• cell — [12] Cell has branched out a lot over the centuries, but its original meaning seems to be ‘small secluded room’, for it comes ultimately from an Indo European base *kel , which is also the source of English conceal, clandestine, and occult. It… …   The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

• cell — [12] Cell has branched out a lot over the centuries, but its original meaning seems to be ‘small secluded room’, for it comes ultimately from an Indo European base *kel , which is also the source of English conceal, clandestine, and occult. It… …   Word origins

• Cell — an individual room in a monastic establishment where one person lived in seclusion …   Medieval glossary

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• Kathisma — A Kathisma (Greek: καθισμα; Slavonic: каѳисма, kafisma ), literally, seat , is a division of the Psalter, used by Eastern Orthodox Christians and Eastern Catholics who follow the Byzantine Rite. The word may also describe a hymn sung at Matins, a …   Wikipedia

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