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cenobite
cen·o·bite also coen·o·bite C0195100 (sĕn′ə-bīt′, sē′nə-)n. A member of a convent or other religious community. [Middle English, from Late Latin coenobīta, from coenobium, convent, from Greek koinobion, from koinobios, living in community : koinos, common; see kom in Indo-European roots + bios, life; see gwei- in Indo-European roots.] cen′o·bit′ic (-bĭt′ĭk), cen′o·bit′i·cal adj.cenobite (ˈsiːnəʊˌbaɪt) n (Ecclesiastical Terms) a variant spelling of coenobitece•no•bite or coe•no•bite (ˈsi nəˌbaɪt, ˈsɛn ə-) n. a member of a religious order living in a convent or community. [1630–40; < Late Latin coenobīta=coenob- (< Greek koinóbios conventual, living together =koinó(s) common + -bios living, adj. derivative of bíos life) + -īta -ite1] ce`no•bit′ic (-ˈbɪt ɪk) ce`no•bit′i•cal, adj. ThesaurusNoun | 1. | cenobite - a member of a religious order living in commoncoenobitereligious - a member of a religious order who is bound by vows of poverty and chastity and obedienceeremite - a Christian recluse | EncyclopediaSeecoenobitecenobite
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