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noun
Any of the early Christian hermits, ascetics and monks who lived mainly in the Scetes desert of Egypt, beginning around the third century AD, and were a major influence on the development of Christianity.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical
Topics: lifestyle, religion
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