coenobite

coen·o·bite

 (sĕn′ə-bīt′, sē′nə-)

n.

Variant of cenobite.

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coenobite

(ˈsiːnəʊˌbaɪt) or

cenobite

n

(Ecclesiastical Terms) a member of a religious order following a communal rule of life. Compare eremite

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

coenobitic, ˌcoenoˈbitical, ˌcenoˈbitic, ˌcenoˈbitical adj

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ce•no•bite

or coe•no•bite

(ˈsi nəˌbaɪt, ˈsɛn ə-)

n.

a member of a religious order living in a convent or community.

[1630–40; < Late Latin coenobīta=coenob- (< Greek koinóbios conventual, living together =koinó(s) common + -bios living, adj. derivative of bíos life) + -īta -ite¹]

ce`no•bit′ic (-ˈbɪt ɪk) ce`no•bit′i•cal, adj.

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Noun

1.

coenobite - a member of a religious order living in common cenobite religious - a member of a religious order who is bound by vows of poverty and chastity and obedience

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