skete
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noun
- A secluded religious community in Eastern Orthodox Christianity which is a dependency of, and generally less physically substantial than, a monastery, generally consisting of living quarters and a church.
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Etymology
From ecclesiastical (medieval) Ancient Greek σκήτη (skḗtē), which is either from a place name in Egypt Σκήτις, Coptic Ϣⲓϩⲏⲧ (Šihēt), or via aphesis from ἀσκητής (askētḗs, “ascetic; monk, hermit”).
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