Culdee
/kʌlˈdiː/noun
- an Irish or Scottish monk of the 8th to 12th centuries, living as a recluse usually in a group of thirteen (on the analogy of Christ and his Apostles). The tradition ceased as the Celtic Church was brought under Roman Catholic rule.（上帝的）弟子（8至12世纪时的爱尔兰或苏格兰修道士, 根据《圣经》中基督和他的使徒类推, 通常以13人一组过着隐居生活; 该传统随着凯尔特教会归天主教管辖后停止）。
词源
late Middle English: from medieval Latin culdeus, alteration, influenced by Latin cultores Dei 'worshippers of God', of kelledei （plural, found in early Scottish records）, from Old Irish céle dé, literally 'companion of God'.