Bible Encyclopedias
Acisterium
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
one of the numerous appellations of monasteries. The Latin word is asceterium (q.v.). The following forms are probably corruptions of the same word: archisterium, architerium, arcisterium, architrium, assisterium, acistarium, acisterium, and ascysterium.
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McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Acisterium'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/tce/a/acisterium.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.