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词汇 Culdee
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Definition of Culdee in English:

Culdee

noun kʌlˈdiːˌkəlˈdēˈkəlˌdē
  • An Irish or Scottish monk of the 8th to 12th centuries, living as a recluse usually in a group of thirteen (on the analogy of Christ and his Apostles). The tradition ceased as the Celtic Church was brought under Roman Catholic rule.

    (上帝的)弟子(8至12世纪时的爱尔兰或苏格兰修道士,根据《圣经》中基督和他的使徒类推,通常以13人一组过着隐居生活;该传统随着凯尔特教会归天主教管辖后停止)

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The first was comprehensively Romanized under the Canmores, yet it retained one important institution in the Céli Dé, or Culdees.
    • To the north of my study lie cliff-caves reputed to have been inhabited by eighth-century Christian hermits - the Culdees (Celide: ‘Friends of God’).
    • Over the following 300 years, our separate Scottish kingdom protected many who maintained the Celtic or Culdee customs.

Origin

Late Middle English: from medieval Latin culdeus, alteration, influenced by Latin cultores Dei 'worshippers of God', of kelledei (plural, found in early Scottish records), from Old Irish céle dé, literally 'companion of God'.

Definition of Culdee in US English:

Culdee

nounˌkəlˈdēˈkəlˌdē
  • An Irish or Scottish monk of the 8th to 12th centuries, living as a recluse usually in a group of thirteen (on the analogy of Jesus Christ and his Apostles). The tradition ceased as the Celtic Church was brought under Roman Catholic rule.

    (上帝的)弟子(8至12世纪时的爱尔兰或苏格兰修道士,根据《圣经》中基督和他的使徒类推,通常以13人一组过着隐居生活;该传统随着凯尔特教会归天主教管辖后停止)

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The first was comprehensively Romanized under the Canmores, yet it retained one important institution in the Céli Dé, or Culdees.
    • To the north of my study lie cliff-caves reputed to have been inhabited by eighth-century Christian hermits - the Culdees (Celide: ‘Friends of God’).
    • Over the following 300 years, our separate Scottish kingdom protected many who maintained the Celtic or Culdee customs.

Origin

Late Middle English: from medieval Latin culdeus, alteration, influenced by Latin cultores Dei ‘worshippers of God’, of kelledei (plural, found in early Scottish records), from Old Irish céle dé, literally ‘companion of God’.

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