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View synonyms for cenobite

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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Other Words From

  • ce·no·bit·ic [see-n, uh, -, bit, -ik, sen-, uh, -], ceno·biti·cal ce·no·bi·an [si-, noh, -bee-, uh, n], adjective
  • ceno·biti·cal·ly adverb
  • ce·no·bit·ism [see, -n, uh, -bahy-tiz-, uh, m, sen, -, uh, -], noun
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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
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Example Sentences

He retained his old habits as a cenobite, and even as a hermit.

He did not dine every day, and when he did it was a cenobite's meal, little suited to the taste of a true Englishman.

But neither the life of a cenobite, nor the labours of a missionary could satisfy the aspirations of his soul after perfection.

Gustave Moreau alone transposed her to paint—Moreau, too, was a cenobite of art.

Her neatness and the exquisite care she took of her person had in them little of the cenobite.

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