1. a dining room or supper room, especially the room in which Jesus and his disciples ate the Last Supper
Usage: often capitalized when referring to the Last Supper room; literary or religious context
2. a group of people gathered for literary, artistic, or intellectual discussion; a coterie or clique
Usage: figurative use; formal or literary

Examples

• The Cenacle in Jerusalem is believed to be the site of the Last Supper.
• The artist's cenacle met weekly to discuss new movements in modern painting.
• She was invited to join the literary cenacle that gathered at the café.
• The cenacle of intellectuals debated philosophy late into the evening.
• Medieval pilgrims traveled to see the Cenacle, one of Christianity's holiest sites.