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
a member of a religious order following a communal rule of life: Compare eremite
Origin of coenobite
1C17: 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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