cenobite
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noun
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Etymology
Origin of cenobite
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
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His life long he was morbidly nervous, as was Meryon, as was Cézanne; but he was neither half mad, like the great etcher, nor a cenobite, as was the painter of Aix.
From Promenades of an Impressionist by James Huneker
Thinner, much older, his long, spidery arms, almost colorless blond hair and eroded features gave him the air of a cenobite who had escaped from some Scandinavian wilderness into life.
From Melomaniacs by James Huneker
Brother Paphnutius, I am but a miserable sinner, but I have found, in my long life, that the cenobite has no foe worse than sadness.
From Thais by Robert B. (Robert Bruce) Douglas
There, in Camaldoli, Romuald built a monastery, "and by several observances he added to St. Benedict's rule, gave birth to a new Order, in which he united the cenobite and eremetical life."
From Florence and Northern Tuscany with Genoa With Sixteen Illustrations In Colour By William Parkinson And Sixteen Other Illustrations, Second Edition by Edward Hutton
Her neatness and the exquisite care she took of her person had in them little of the cenobite.
From Pepita Ximenez by Juan Valera
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