agapeti
plural noun
aga·pe·ti
ˌä-gə-ˈpā-ˌtē,
ˌa-gə-;
ˌa-gə-ˈpē-ˌtī
: Christian monks of the early church who lived under vows of celibacy in the same house with nuns
Word History
Etymology
Late Greek agapētoi, plural of agapētos, from agapētos, adjective, beloved
First Known Use
1891, in the meaning defined above