cenobite
pronunciation
How to pronounce cenobite in British English:
UK ['si:nəʊbaɪt]
How to pronounce cenobite in American English:
US ['senəˌbaɪt]
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- Noun:
- a member of a religious order living in common
Word Origin
- cenobite (n.)
- also coenobite, "member of a communal religious order," 1630s, from Church Latin coenobita "a cloister brother," from coenobium "a convent," from Greek koinobion "life in community, monastery," from koinos "common" (see coeno-) + bios "life" (see bio-).