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cir·cum·cel·lion
\ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷+ˈselyən\ noun
(-s)
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: Late Latin circumcellion-, circumcellio, from Latin circum- + Late Latin -cellion- -cellio (from Latin cella cell) — more at cell
: one of a group of the Donatists composed of runaway slaves, ruined peasants, and the non-Roman population of northern Africa who combining social with ecclesiastical revolt and courting martyrdom were suppressed by the government |