laura

A laura (cluster of caves for hermits)

Meaning

Noun

  • A number of hermitages or cells in the same neighborhood occupied by anchorites who were under the same superior
  • A cluster of cells or caves for hermits, with a church and sometimes a refectory at the centre.

Origin

  • From the Late Latin laura, from Ancient Greek λαύρα ("lane, path").

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