See Also: syncellus(dictionary)
inexistence(1)(dictionary)
inexistence(2)(dictionary)

inexistence(1) (iou) and syncellus (iou)


inexistence(1) (iou)



inexistence noun1. Now rare. E17.
[from IN-3 + EXISTENCE.]
The fact or condition of not existing; non-existence.
Also inexistency noun L17-M18.

syncellus (iou)



syncellus noun. . E18.
[Late Latin, lit. 'cell-mate', later, domestic chaplain, from Byzantine Greek sugkellos, from sun- SYN- + Latin cella cell.]
Ecclesiastical History. Orig., an ecclesiastic who lived with a prelate; esp. the domestic chaplain of an Orthodox metropolitan or patriarch. Later, a dignitary who was associated with a prelate and succeeded to his office.