English
Alternative spellings
coenobite
Etymology
From Old French cénobite or ecclesiastical Latin coenobita, from coenobium, from Greek κοινοβιον �community life, convent�, from κοινο� �community� + βιο� �life�.
Pronunciation
enPR|s�nʹ�-bīt', s�ʹn�-
Noun
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- A member of a Greek monastic religious order; a caloyer
#:*1980: Lamprecht knew very well how the war was going and was perfunctory in his rounding up of Jews and cenobites. � Anthony Burgess, Earthly Powers
See also
monk
nun
religious
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