kellion

American  

[ke-lee-on] / kɛˈli ɒn /

noun

Eastern Church.

PLURAL

kellia

1. a small community of monks.

2. a cell in a monastery.

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Etymology

Origin of kellion

< Late Greek: little cell, equivalent to Latin cell ( a ) cell + Greek -ion diminutive suffix

Example Sentences

Here’s Leo Kellion reporting for the BBC: “Engineers have met several core challenges for the app to meet public health needs and support detection of contact events sufficiently well, including when the app is in the background, without excessively affecting battery life,” said a spokeswoman for NHSX, the health service’s digital innovation unit.

From The Verge

Another record fell in the women’s discus, as Florida State’s Kellion Knibb shattered her year-old mark with a toss of 203 feet, 7 inches.

From Washington Times

In the field events, Florida State’s Kellion Knibb won the women’s discus with a throw of 192 feet, 1 inch.

From Washington Times

"Me go buy me little salt fish an' me little hafoo yam, t'reepence a red peas fe make me soup, quatty 'kellion, gill a garlic to put with me little nick-snack, quatty ripe banana, bit fe Gungo peas, an' me see if me can get quatty beef bone."

From Project Gutenberg