cenobite, coenobite
(noun) a member of a religious order living in common
Source: WordNet® 3.1
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
25 November 2024
(noun) infestation with slender threadlike roundworms (filaria) deposited under the skin by the bite of black fleas; when the eyes are involved it can result in blindness; common in Africa and tropical America
According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by AlcaldĂa Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de BolĂvar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.