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cenobian

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ce⋅no⋅bite

  [see-nuh-bahyt, sen-uh-]
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–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

Related forms:
ce⋅no⋅bit⋅ic  [see-nuh-bit-ik, sen-uh-] , ce⋅no⋅bit⋅i⋅cal, ce⋅no⋅bi⋅an  [si-noh-bee-uhn] , adjective
ce⋅no⋅bit⋅i⋅cal⋅ly, adverb
ce⋅no⋅bit⋅ism  [see-nuh-bahy-tiz-uhm, sen-uh-] , noun
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Word Origin & History

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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