agapetae
plural noun
aga·pe·tae
| \ ˌä-gə-ˈpā-ˌtī, ˌa-gə-; ˌa-gə-ˈpē-ˌtē \
Definition of agapetae
: women of the early church who lived under a vow of chastity in the same house with men bound to strict celibacy
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The first known use of agapetae was circa 1823
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