cenacle

American

[sen-uh-kuhl] / ˈsɛn ə kəl /

noun

the room where the Last Supper took place.

cenacle British

/ ˈsɛnəkəl /

noun

a supper room, esp one on an upper floor
(capital) the room in which the Last Supper took place

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Etymology

Origin of cenacle

1375–1425; late Middle English < French cénacle < Latin cēnāculum top story, attic (originally, presumably, dining room), equivalent to cēnā ( re ) to dine (derivative of cēna dinner) + -culum -cle ²

Example Sentences

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I remember an anecdote of a well-known French theorist, who was debating a point eagerly in his CENACLE.

From Virginibus Puerisque and Other Papers by Stevenson, Robert Louis

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