cenobitical

Variant of cenobite

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-

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