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cenobite
[ see-nuh-bahyt, sen-uh- ]
noun
- a member of a religious order living in a convent or community.
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Other Words From
- ce·no·bit·ic [see-n, uh, -, bit, -ik, sen-, uh, -], ceno·biti·cal ce·no·bi·an [si-, noh, -bee-, uh, n], adjective
- ceno·biti·cal·ly adverb
- ce·no·bit·ism [see, -n, uh, -bahy-tiz-, uh, m, sen, -, uh, -], noun
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Word History and Origins
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Example Sentences
He retained his old habits as a cenobite, and even as a hermit.
He did not dine every day, and when he did it was a cenobite's meal, little suited to the taste of a true Englishman.
But neither the life of a cenobite, nor the labours of a missionary could satisfy the aspirations of his soul after perfection.
Gustave Moreau alone transposed her to paint—Moreau, too, was a cenobite of art.
Her neatness and the exquisite care she took of her person had in them little of the cenobite.
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