CIRCUMCELLION


Meaning of CIRCUMCELLION in English

ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷+ˈselyən noun

( -s )

Usage: usually capitalized

Etymology: Late Latin circumcellion-, circumcellio, from Latin circum- + Late Latin -cellion- -cellio (from Latin cella cell) — more at cell

: one of a group of the Donatists composed of runaway slaves, ruined peasants, and the non-Roman population of northern Africa who combining social with ecclesiastical revolt and courting martyrdom were suppressed by the government

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