Etymology

Adelophagi

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Today it means: An obscure Christian sect, possibly from the 4th century, which held prohibitions about eating in front of others, either commanding their followers to eat alone or isolate from those not in their sect. Full definition →

Ancient Greek ἄδηλος
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The story

  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromἄδηλος“invisible”
  2. English todayAdelophagi

From Ancient Greek ἄδηλος (ádēlos, “invisible”) + -φάγος (-phágos, “eater”).

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