skete
[ skee-tee; English skeet ]
nounGreek Orthodox Church.
a settlement of monks or ascetics.
Origin of skete
11865–70; <Greek skētḗ, feminine noun derivative of Skētís a desert in Lower Egypt known for its hermits
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