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cenobite
[ see-nuh-bahyt, sen-uh- ]
noun
- a member of a religious order living in a convent or community.
cenobite
/ ˈsiːnəʊˌbaɪt /
noun
- a variant spelling of coenobite
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
Word History and Origins
Example Sentences
The cenobite gave him a grim smile, but merely added his benedicite and passed on.
And my soul is a sepulchre where I, Ill cenobite, have spent eternity: On the vile cloister walls no pictures rise.
And though the cenobite realises his personality, it is often an impoverished personality that he so realises.
They were seminaries where future senators, magistrates and officers, prelates, priests, and cenobites, &c., received their first, that is, the most important part of education.
The faithlessness of wives—with no reference whatever to the faithlessness of husbands—is a favorite theme with these ancient cenobites.
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