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English
Etymology
From Middle English cenacle, from Old French cenacle (modern French cénacle), from Latin cēnāculum (“dining room”).
Noun
cenacle (plural cenacles)
- A dining room, especially one on an upper floor (traditionally the room in which the Last Supper took place).
1992, Raniero Cantalamessa, Mary: Mirror of the Church, Liturgical Press, →ISBN, page 143:With Mary in the cenacle waiting for the Holy Spirit In the Acts of the Apostles after listing the names of the eleven apostles, Luke continued with these words, so precious to Christians: […]
- (by extension) A small circle or gathering of specialists (writers etc).
- Synonyms: circle, clique
1881, Robert Louis Stevenson, Virginibus Puerisque:I remember an anecdote of a well-known French theorist, who was debating a point eagerly in his cenacle. It was objected against him that he had never experienced love.
Middle English
Etymology
Borrowed from Old French cenacle, itself borrowed from Latin cēnāculum.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sɛˈnaːkəl/, /sɛˈnaːklə/
Noun
cenacle
- An upper level or dining room, especially the one where the Last Supper was hosted.
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