cenacle

[ sen-uh-kuhl ]

noun

1. the room where the Last Supper took place.

cenacle

/ ˈsɛnəkəl /

noun

1. a supper room, esp one on an upper floor
2. capital the room in which the Last Supper took place

Word History and Origins

Origin of cenacle¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of cenacle¹

C14: from Old French, from Late Latin cēnāculum, from cēna supper

Example Sentences

He had studied with Liszt, although he was not a favorite of the master nor in his cenacle of worshipping pupils.

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The painter was never seen till dinner-time, and his evenings were spent at the Cenacle among his friends.

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She allowed John to escort her past the three crosses, along the way which He had trodden, back to the Cenacle.

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When only eighteen he was introduced into the Romantic 'cenacle' at Nodier's.

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