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cenacle

[ sen-uh-kuhl ]

noun

  1. the room where the Last Supper took place.


cenacle

/ ˈɛəə /

noun

  1. a supper room, esp one on an upper floor
  2. capital the room in which the Last Supper took place
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of cenacle1

1375–1425; late Middle English < French éԲ < Latin ŧ峦ܱܳ top story, attic (originally, presumably, dining room), equivalent to ŧ ( re ) to dine (derivative of ŧԲ dinner) + -culum -cle 2
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of cenacle1

C14: from Old French, from Late Latin ŧ峦ܱܳ, from ŧԲ supper
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“There are a lot of people neglecting their mental health or don’t know what to do,” said Souraya Frem, president and co-founder of Cenacle De Lumiere, an organization that after the explosion began offering free mental health support in Beirut.

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The Cenacle is part of a church built by the Crusaders over an earlier 4th-century Byzantine church.

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While the interior of the Cenacle is now relatively unadorned, the 3D mapping project indicates that this was not the case centuries ago.

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Archaeologists have harnessed sophisticated 3D mapping equipment to unlock the Cenacle’s secrets.

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The research provides answers to questions that have swirled around the Cenacle for centuries, such as whether it was built in the 12th, 13th or 14th century.

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