Cell

1) The individual room or hut of a nun, monk, friar, or hermit. This room or dwelling is usually furnished in a very simple manner. The term is from the Latin cella, “little room” or “hut.” 2) A religious house that is an offshoot from a large religious community. This cell or colony remains dependent on the mother house. This practice originated in the Benedictine order. 3) A small group of Christians who meet frequently for prayer, study, and mutual encouragement. Cell members are typically lay people who seek to share the Christian faith in the secular world.