Home › Words › K › kellionkellion/kɛˈliːɑn/kellion means A small group of monks.kellion is pronounced /kɛˈliːɑn/.EtymologyFrom Ancient Greek κέλλιον (kéllion), ultimately from Latin cella.nounA small group of monks.A monastic cell.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.monklet 59% match — A young monk; a novice. vs kellion →clas 54% match — A Celtic monastery vs kellion →monkette 52% match — A female monk. vs kellion →caloyer 52% match — A reclusive monk of the Greek Orthodox Church. vs kellion →monkess 52% match — A female monk; a nun. vs kellion →culdee 52% match — One of a class of anchorites who lived in various parts of Scotland, Ireland, and Wales in the Middle Ages. vs kellion →cell 52% match — A single-room dwelling for a hermit. vs kellion →codon 52% match — A handbell used for summoning monks. vs kellion →