cenobite

or coe·no·bite

[ see-nuh-bahyt, sen-uh- ]
/ ˈsi nəˌbaɪt, ˈsɛn ə- /
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noun

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

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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 -ite1

OTHER WORDS FROM cenobite

ce·no·bit·ic [see-nuh-bit-ik, sen-uh-] /ˌsi nəˈbɪt ɪk, ˌsɛn ə-/, ce·no·bit·i·cal, ce·no·bi·an [si-noh-bee-uh n] /sɪˈnoʊ bi ən/, adjectivece·no·bit·i·cal·ly, adverbce·no·bit·ism [see-nuh-bahy-tiz-uh m, sen-uh-] /ˈsi nəˌbaɪ tɪz əm, ˈsɛn ə-/, noun

Words nearby cenobite

cenesthesia, ceng, cenis, cenizo, ceno-, cenobite, cenogenesis, cenosite, cenospecies, cenotaph, cenote
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Words related to cenobite

nun, celibate, religious, monk

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British Dictionary definitions for cenobite

cenobite
/ (ˈsiːnəʊˌbaɪt) /

noun

a variant spelling of coenobite
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