Definition
A member of a radical Christian sect in North Africa (4th-5th centuries) that practiced extreme asceticism and sometimes engaged in violent acts.
Etymology
Latin circumcelliones, from circum (around) and cella (cell or hut), referring to wandering monks who lived around monastic cells. Historical term from late antiquity.
Kelly Says
Circumcellions were early religious extremists who wandered North Africa forcing monks to share their possessions and sometimes beat wealthy people—Augustine complained about them extensively, making them surprisingly well-documented by ancient standards.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
መ münd ዙሪያ
me mund zuriya
ARالعربية
جنديٌّّ يَحْمِلُ سيفًا
jundiy-yun yaḥmilu sayfan
CACatalà
al voltant de la boca
al voltant de la boca
CSČeština
obklopující
obklopující
DADansk
omgivende
omgivende
DEDeutsch
Zirkelschläger
tser-kəl-shlay-ger
ELΕλληνικά
περιβάλλον
perivallon
ESEspañol
circuncellio
sir-kəm-sel-lee-oh
FAفارسی
دور گردان
door gardan
FISuomi
ympäröivä
ympäröivä
FRFrançais
circumcellion
sir-kəm-sel-ee-ohn
GUGU
દાંતોની આસપાસ
danto ni aspas
HAHA
kusa da bakin
kusa da bakin
HIहिन्दी
परिभ्रमणकारी
paribhramanakari
HUMagyar
körbejáró
körbejáró
IDBahasa Indonesia
tentara penjaga
tentara penjaga
IGIG
ọ́fọ́ m̀mà
ọ́fọ́ m̀mà
ITItaliano
circumcellione
sir-kohm-sel-lee-ohn-eh
KMKM
kranz នៃ មាត់
kranz nai ma
MSBahasa Melayu
keliling
keliling
MYမြန်မာ
လက်ဝါး ();*/
let wa
NLNederlands
omringende
omringende
NONorsk
omgivende
omgivende
PLPolski
okrążający
okrążający
PTPortuguês
circuncellio
sir-kəm-sel-lee-oh
RORomână
înconjurat
inconjurat
RUРусский
окружающий
okruzhаyushchiy
SVSvenska
omringande
omringande
SWKiswahili
zungumzo wa mdomo
zungumzo wa mdomo
TAதமிழ்
சுற்றியுள்ள
surriyulla
THไทย
ทหารลาดตระเวน
thahan latta-wen
TLTL
palibhasa ng bibig
palibhasa ng bibig
TRTürkçe
çevresinde
chevresinde
UKУкраїнська
окружний
okruzhnyy
VITiếng Việt
chiến binh tuần tra
chien binh tuan tra
YOYO
àwọn ìgbàgbọ́
awon igbagbo
ZUZU
ezansi ngomso
ezansi ngomso