I. ˈst(y)üˌdīt noun
( -s )
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: Stud ius, 5th century A.D. Roman official + English -ite
: a Studite monk of the Eastern Orthodox Church
II. adjective
Usage: usually capitalized
: of or relating to a monastery founded at Constantinople in the 5th century A.D. by a Roman official named Studius and reorganized by St. Theodore ; also : of or relating to the rule codified in this monastery by St. Theodore