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cenobite

or ³¦´Ç±ð·²Ô´Ç·²ú¾±³Ù±ð

[ see-nuh-bahyt, sen-uh- ]

noun

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


cenobite

/ ˈ²õ¾±Ë²Ôəʊˌ²ú²¹Éª³Ù /

noun

  1. a variant spelling of coenobite
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ³¦±ð·²Ô´Ç·²ú¾±³Ù·¾±³¦ [see-n, uh, -, bit, -ik, sen-, uh, -], ³¦±ðn´Ç·²ú¾±³Ùi·³¦²¹±ô ³¦±ð·²Ô´Ç·²ú¾±Â·²¹²Ô [si-, noh, -bee-, uh, n], adjective
  • ³¦±ðn´Ç·²ú¾±³Ùi·³¦²¹±ô·ly adverb
  • ³¦±ð·²Ô´Ç·²ú¾±³Ù·¾±²õ³¾ [see, -n, uh, -bahy-tiz-, uh, m, sen, -, uh, -], noun
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of cenobite1

1630–40; < Late Latin ³¦´Ç±ð²Ô´Ç²úÄ«³Ù²¹, equivalent to coenob- (< Greek °ì´Ç¾±²Ôó²ú¾±´Ç²õ (adj.) conventual, living together, equivalent to koino- ceno- 2 + bi- bi- 2 + -os adj. suffix) + -Ä«³Ù²¹ -ite 1
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The cenobite gave him a grim smile, but merely added his benedicite and passed on.

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And my soul is a sepulchre where I, Ill cenobite, have spent eternity: On the vile cloister walls no pictures rise.

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And though the cenobite realises his personality, it is often an impoverished personality that he so realises.

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They were seminaries where future senators, magistrates and officers, prelates, priests, and cenobites, &c., received their first, that is, the most important part of education.

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The faithlessness of wives—with no reference whatever to the faithlessness of husbands—is a favorite theme with these ancient cenobites.

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