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cenobite Definition

ceno·bite (sen′ə bīt′, sē′nə-)

noun

a member of a religious order living in a monastery or convent

Etymology: ME < LL(Ec) coenobita < coenobium, a cloister < Gr koinobion, communal life (in LGr(Ec), monastery), neut. of koinobios < koinos, common + bios: see bio-

cenobite Related Forms

cen′o·bit′ic (--bit′ik) adjective or cen′o·bit′i·cal cen′o·bit′·ism′ (--bīt′iz′əm) noun

cenobite Usage Examples

Adjective modifier

other: Even the other Cenobites have been shafted into oblivion with him.

Browse dictionary entries near cenobite

  1. ‹ ceno-
  2. ‹ Cenis
  3. ‹ cenesthesia
  4. ‹ -cene
  5. ‹ cenacle
  6. ‹ cen
  7. ‹ cemetery
  8. ‹ cementum
  9. ‹ cementite
  10. ‹ cementation
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