cenobitic

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ce•no•bite (sē′nə bīt′, sen′ə-),USA pronunciation n.

Religiona member of a religious order living in a convent or community.

Also, coenobite.

Greek koinóbios (adjective, adjectival) conventual, living together, equivalent. to koino- ceno-² + bi- bi-² + -os adjective, adjectival suffix) + -īta -ite¹
Late Latin coenobīta, equivalent. to coenob- (
1630–40;

ce′no•bit′i•cal•ly, adv.

coe•no•bite (sē′nə bīt′, sen′ə-),USA pronunciation n.

Religioncenobite.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

coenobite, cenobite /ˈsiːnəʊˌbaɪt/ n

a member of a religious order following a communal rule of life
Compare eremite

Etymology: 17th Century: from Old French or ecclesiastical Latin, from Greek koinobion convent, from koinos common + bios lifecoenobitic /ˌsiːnəʊˈbɪtɪk/, ˌcoenoˈbitical, ˌcenoˈbitic, ˌcenoˈbitical adj

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