COENOBITE


Meaning of COENOBITE in English

n. (US cenobite) a member of a monastic community. coenobitic adj. coenobitical adj.

[ OF cenobite or eccl.L coenobita f. LL coenobium f. Gk koinobion convent f. koinos common + bios life ]

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