coenobite

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

noun

Other words from coenobite

  • coe·no·bit·ic [see-nuh-bit-ik, sen-uh-], /ˌsi nəˈbɪt ɪk, ˌsɛn ə-/, coe·no·bit·i·cal, adjective
  • coe·no·bit·ism [see-nuh-bahy-tiz-uhm, sen-uh-], /ˈsi nəˌbaɪ tɪz əm, ˈsɛn ə-/, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for coenobite

coenobite

cenobite

/ (ˈsiːnəʊˌbaɪt) /


noun
  1. a member of a religious order following a communal rule of life: Compare eremite

Origin of coenobite

1
C17: from Old French or ecclesiastical Latin, from Greek koinobion convent, from koinos common + bios life

Derived forms of coenobite

  • coenobitic (ˌsiːnəʊˈbɪtɪk), coenobitical, cenobitic or cenobitical, adjective

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