About The Word Cenobite
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Cenobite
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What's The Definition Of Cenobite?
[n] a member of a religious order living in common
Synonyms | Synonyms for Cenobite: coenobite Related Terms | Find terms related to Cenobite: See Also | religious Cenobite In Webster's Dictionary \Cen"o*bite\, n. [L. coenobita, fr. Gr. koino`bios;
koino`s common + bi`os life: cf. F. c['e]nobite.]
One of a religious order, dwelling in a convent, or a
community, in opposition to an anchoret, or hermit, who lives
in solitude. --Gibbon.
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