Bible Encyclopedias
Sempecta

Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

a term for a monk who had passed fifty years in a monastery. He was excused from regular duties, and at Westminster and Crowland lived in the infirmary and had a young attendant.

Bibliography Information
McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Sempecta'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​tce/​s/sempecta.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.