Meaning & use
Cenacle
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A room used for a private meeting or gathering, especially one associated with the room of the Last Supper; also, a small group sharing intellectual or artistic interests.
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Pilgrims visit the traditional site of the cenacle in Jerusalem.
The young poets formed a cenacle that met weekly in a Paris cafe.
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Beyond its religious origin, 'cenacle' became a literary term in 19th-century France for small artistic or intellectual gatherings, as with the Romantic cenacle around Victor Hugo.
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