1 kellia | Definition of kellia

kellion

noun
kel·​li·​on | \ keˈlēˌän, -ēˌȯn\
plural kellia\ -​ēə , -​ē(ËŒ)ä \

Definition of kellion

: a small religious house of the Eastern Church occupied by not more than three monks and three lay brothers

History and Etymology for kellion

Late Greek, literally, little cell, from Latin cella cell + Greek -ion (diminutive suffix)

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