skete

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It's a recognised English word, but it isn't in the official NASPA Scrabble word list.

Scrabble points
9
Words With Friends
9
Letters
5
Pronunciation
/ˈskiːt/

Definition of skete

1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  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.

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Etymology

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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