cenacle

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English cenacle, from Old French cenacle (modern French cénacle), from Latin cēnāculum (“dining room”). === Noun === cenacle (plural cenacles) A dining room, especially one on an upper floor (traditionally the room in which the Last Supper took place). [from early 15th c.] (by extension) A small circle or gathering of specialists (writers etc). Synonyms: circle, clique == Middle English == === Alternative forms === cenakle, cenakil, cynacle, synacle === Etymology === Borrowed from Old French cenacle, itself borrowed from Latin cēnāculum. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /sɛˈnaːkəl/, /sɛˈnaːklə/ === Noun === cenacle An upper level or dining room, especially the one where the Last Supper was hosted. ==== Descendants ==== English: cenacle ==== References ==== “cēnācle, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.