CENOBITE

cenobite, coenobite

(noun) a member of a religious order living in common

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

cenobite (plural cenobites)

A new or recent member of a Greek monastic religious order; a caloyer.

A monk who lives in a religious community, rather than in solitude.

(fiction) A torturous demon creature made famous by the Hellraiser series.

Source: Wiktionary


Cen"o*bite, n. Etym: [L. coenobita, fr. Gr. cénobite.]

Definition: One of a religious order, dwelling in a convent, or a community, in opposition to an anchoret, or hermit, who lives in solitude. Gibbon.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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