cenacle


cen·a·cle

C0194600 (sĕn′ə-kəl)n.1. A clique or circle, especially of writers.2. A small dining room, usually on an upper floor.
[French cénacle, from Old French cenacle, the room where the Last Supper took place, from Latin cēnāculum, dining room, garret, from cēna, meal; see sker- in Indo-European roots. Sense 2, Middle English, from Old French, from Latin cēnāculum.]

cenacle

(ˈsɛnəkəl) or

coenacle

n1. a supper room, esp one on an upper floor2. (Ecclesiastical Terms) (capital) the room in which the Last Supper took place[C14: from Old French, from Late Latin cēnāculum, from cēna supper]

cen•a•cle

(ˈsɛn ə kəl)

n. 1. (cap.) the room where the Last Supper took place. 2. a religious retreat house. [1375–1425; late Middle English < Middle French < Latin cēnāculum top story, attic (orig., presumably, dining room)]

cenacle

- A discussion group or literary clique—also, a small dining room where a literary or philosophic group eats and talks (from Latin cena, "dinner"), such as the room in which the Last Supper was held.See also related terms for literary.