cenobite

or coe·no·bite

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

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noun

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

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-uhn], /sɪˈnoʊ bi ən/, adjective
ce·no·bit·i·cal·ly, adverb
ce·no·bit·ism [see-nuh-bahy-tiz-uhm, sen-uh-], /ˈsi nəˌbaɪ tɪz əm, ˈsɛn ə-/, noun

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How to use cenobite in a sentence

Caroline, absorbed in the idea that you should eat merely to live, treats Adolphe to the delights of a cenobitic table.
The Petty Troubles of Married Life, Complete | Honore de Balzac
The communal or cenobitic soul (coenopsyche): second stage of phyletic psychogenesis.
The Riddle of the Universe at the close of the nineteenth century | Ernst Haeckel
The interior of Fra Herv's retreat revealed the austerity of the man's cenobitic habits.
The Pocket Bible or Christian the Printer | Eugne Sue
The upper floor was divided by wooden partitions into cells and other rooms requisite in a cenobitic life.
The Cathedral Builders | Leader Scott
Thus, step by step, organized or cenobitic monasticism easily and naturally came into existence.
A Short History of Monks and Monasteries | Alfred Wesley Wishart

British Dictionary definitions for cenobite

cenobite

/ (ˈsiːnəʊˌbaɪt) /

noun

a variant spelling of coenobite

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