cenobite
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ce·no·bite 
[see-nuh-bahyt, sen-uh-] Pronunciation Key
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[see-nuh-bahyt, sen-uh-] Pronunciation Key –noun
| a member of a religious order living in a convent or community. |
Also, coenobite.
[Origin: 1630–40; < LL coenobīta, equiv. to coenob- (< Gk koinóbios (adj.) conventual, living together, equiv. to koino- ceno-2 + bi- bi-2 + -os adj. suffix) + -īta -ite1]
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ce·no·bit·ic
[see-nuh-bit-ik, sen-uh-] Pronunciation Key, ce·no·bit·i·cal, ce·no·bi·an
[si-noh-bee-uhn] Pronunciation Key, adjective
[see-nuh-bit-ik, sen-uh-] Pronunciation Key, ce·no·bit·i·cal, ce·no·bi·an
[si-noh-bee-uhn] Pronunciation Key, adjective ce·no·bit·i·cal·ly, adverb
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American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
| cen·o·bite also coen·o·bite
(sěn'ə-bīt', sē'nə-) Pronunciation Key
n. A member of a convent or other religious community. [Middle English, from Late Latin coenobīta, 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.] cen'o·bit'ic (-bĭt'ĭk), cen'o·bit'i·cal adj. |
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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
cenobite
cenobite
"member of a communal religious order," 1638, from Church L. coenobita "a cloister brother," from coenobium "a convent," from Gk. koinobion "life in community, monastery," from koinos "common" + bios "life" (see bio-).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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| cenobite | |
noun | |
| a member of a religious order living in common [ant: eremite] |
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Cenobite
Cen"o*bite\, n. [L. coenobita, fr. Gr. koino`bios; koino`s common + bi`os life: cf. F. c['e]nobite.] One of a religious order, dwelling in a convent, or a community, in opposition to an anchoret, or hermit, who lives in solitude. --Gibbon.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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