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coenobite

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

noun



coenobite

/ ˈsiːnəʊˌbaɪt; ˌsiːnəʊˈbɪtɪk /

noun

  1. a member of a religious order following a communal rule of life Compare eremite
“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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Derived Forms

  • coenobitic, adjective
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Other Words From

  • coe·no·bit·ic [see-n, uh, -, bit, -ik, sen-, uh, -], coeno·biti·cal adjective
  • coe·no·bit·ism [see, -n, uh, -bahy-tiz-, uh, m, sen, -, uh, -], noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of coenobite1

C17: from Old French or ecclesiastical Latin, from Greek koinobion convent, from koinos common + bios life

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