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View synonyms for cenobite

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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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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
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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
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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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