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skete
[ skee-tee; English skeet ]
noun
, Greek Orthodox Church.
- a settlement of monks or ascetics.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of skete1
1865–70; < Greek skētḗ, feminine noun derivative of Skētís a desert in Lower Egypt known for its hermits
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