name, noun ·2 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The central, enclosed part of an ancient temple, as distinguished from the open porticos.

   "Room by room, Sarrasine advances to the cella of the hermaphrodite god, veiled like Spenser's Venus."

Proper Noun

1. 1
   A surname.

Example

More examples

"Room by room, Sarrasine advances to the cella of the hermaphrodite god, veiled like Spenser's Venus."

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin cella. Doublet of cell and hall.

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