COENOBITE


Meaning of COENOBITE in English

n. (US cenobite) a member of a monastic community.

Derivatives:

coenobitic adj. coenobitical adj.

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

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.