coenobite

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

noun

1. cenobite.

coenobite

/ ˈsiːnəʊˌbaɪt; ˌsiːnəʊˈbɪtɪk /

noun

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

Derived Forms

• coenobitic, adjective

Other Words From

• coe·no·bit·ic [see-n, uh, -, bit, -ik, sen-, uh, -], coeno·biti·cal adjective
• coe·no·bit·ism [see, -n, uh, -bahy-tiz-, uh, m, sen, -, uh, -], noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of coenobite¹

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