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cenobite

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cen·o·bite also coen·o·bite  (sn-bt, sn-)
n.
A member of a convent or other religious community.

[Middle English, from Late Latin coenobta, from coenobium, convent, from Greek koinobion, from koinobios, living in community : koinos, common; see kom in Indo-European roots + bios, life; see gwei- in Indo-European roots.]

ceno·bitic (-btk), ceno·biti·cal adj.
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Noun1.cenobitecenobite - a member of a religious order living in common
religious - a member of a religious order who is bound by vows of poverty and chastity and obedience
eremite - a Christian recluse


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And though the cenobite realises his personality, it is often an impoverished personality that he so realises.
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