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ce⋅no⋅bite

   [see-nuh-bahyt, sen-uh-]
–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 -ite 1
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Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2006.
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