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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
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
[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
[see-nuh-bahy-tiz-uhm, sen-uh-] , noun
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| cen·o·bite also coen·o·bite (sěn'ə-bīt', sē'nə-) 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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