cenobite

or coe·no·bite

[ see-nuh-bahyt, sen-uh- ]

noun

1. a member of a religious order living in a convent or community.

cenobite

/ ˈsiːnəʊˌbaɪt /

noun

1. a variant spelling of coenobite

Other Words From

• ce·no·bit·ic [see-n, uh, -, bit, -ik, sen-, uh, -], ceno·biti·cal ce·no·bi·an [si-, noh, -bee-, uh, n], adjective
• ceno·biti·cal·ly adverb
• ce·no·bit·ism [see, -n, uh, -bahy-tiz-, uh, m, sen, -, uh, -], noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of cenobite¹

1630–40; < Late Latin coenobīta, equivalent to coenob- (< Greek koinóbios (adj.) conventual, living together, equivalent to koino- ceno- ² + bi- bi- ² + -os adj. suffix) + -īta -ite ¹

Example Sentences

He retained his old habits as a cenobite, and even as a hermit.

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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.

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But neither the life of a cenobite, nor the labours of a missionary could satisfy the aspirations of his soul after perfection.

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Gustave Moreau alone transposed her to paint—Moreau, too, was a cenobite of art.

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Her neatness and the exquisite care she took of her person had in them little of the cenobite.

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