cenobite
noun
a member of a religious order living in a convent or community.
cenobitism
-
a word derived from
cenobite.
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Asceticism of the solitary life was apart from the organization of the Church; when this form of life had developed in cenobitism it still remained for a time, at least, outside the ecclesiastical organization.
From A Source Book for Ancient Church History by Joseph Cullen Ayer
