cenobite

Or coe·no·bite

[see-nuh-bahyt, sen-uh-]

noun

1. a member of a religious order living in a convent or community.

cenobite

/ ˈsiːnəʊˌbaɪt /

noun

1. a variant spelling of coenobite

Other Word Forms

• cenobitic adjective
• cenobitical adjective
• cenobian adjective
• cenobitically adverb
• cenobitism noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of cenobite¹

1630–40; < Late Latin coenobīta, equivalent to coenob- (< Greek koinóbios (adj.) conventual, living together, equivalent to koino- ceno- ² + bi- bi- ² + -os adj. suffix) + -īta -ite ¹

Example Sentences

The cenobite gave him a grim smile, but merely added his benedicite and passed on.

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And my soul is a sepulchre where I, Ill cenobite, have spent eternity: On the vile cloister walls no pictures rise.

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And though the cenobite realises his personality, it is often an impoverished personality that he so realises.

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They were seminaries where future senators, magistrates and officers, prelates, priests, and cenobites, &c., received their first, that is, the most important part of education.

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The faithlessness of wives—with no reference whatever to the faithlessness of husbands—is a favorite theme with these ancient cenobites.

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