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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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CATCH
(verb) grasp with the mind or develop an understanding of; “did you catch that allusion?”; “We caught something of his theory in the lecture”; “don’t catch your meaning”; “did you get it?”; “She didn’t get the joke”; “I just don’t get him”
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