nəˌbaɪt, ˈsɛn noun
a member of a religious order living in a convent or community.
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| Compare eremite a member of a religious order following a communal rule of life | |
| [C17: from Old French or ecclesiastical Latin, from Greek koinobion convent, from koinos common + bios life] | |
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| [C17: from Old French or ecclesiastical Latin, from Greek koinobion convent, from koinos common + bios life] | |
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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-).
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