skete

[ skee-tee; English skeet ]

nounGreek Orthodox Church.
  1. a settlement of monks or ascetics.

Origin of skete

1
1865–70; <Greek skētḗ, feminine noun derivative of Skētís a desert in Lower Egypt known for its hermits

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