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Definition of: cenobite
(sen′ə·bīt, sē′nə-) noun
A monk; a member of a religious community (convent or monastery), as distinguished from a religious recluse, or anchorite: also spelled coenobite. [<LL coenobita <coenobium CENOBIUM]
—cen′o·bit′ic (-bit′ik) or ·i·cal adjective
—cen·o·bit·ism (sen′ə·bit·iz′əm, sē′nə-) noun
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