Cenobite Definition
senəbīt, sēnəbīt
noun
A member of a religious order living in a monastery or convent.
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Noun
Singular:
cenobite
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cenobitesOrigin of Cenobite
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Middle English from Late Latin coenobīta from coenobium convent from Greek koinobion from koinobios living in community koinos common kom in Indo-European roots bios life gwei- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
From Old French cenobite or Ecclesiastical Latin coenobita, from coenobium, from Ancient Greek κοινόβιον (koinobion, “community life, convent”), from κοινός (koinos, “community”) + βίος (bios, “life”).
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