skete

n. (希腊正教会的)僧侣团体,隐士团体

发音

/ˈskiːt/

词形变化

sketes 复数 sketes

别名

skite

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    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.

词源

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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