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Definition of: cenobium
(si·nō′bē·əm) noun plural ·bi·a (-bē·ə)
The abode of a society that has all things in common; especially, a monastery or other such religious community. Also cen·o·by (sen′ə·bē, sē′nə-). [<LL coenobium <Gk. koinobion <koinos common + bios life]
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