cenobite
See also: cénobite
English
Alternative forms
- coenobite
- cœnobite (obsolete)
Etymology
From Old French cenobite or Ecclesiastical Latin coenobīta, from coenobium, from Ancient Greek κοινόβιον (koinóbion, “community life, convent”), from κοινός (koinós, “common”) + βίος (bíos, “life”).
Pronunciation
- enPR: sĕnʹə-bīt', sēʹnə-
- IPA(key): /ˈsiːnəbaɪt/
Noun
cenobite (plural cenobites)
- A new or recent member of a Greek monastic religious order; a caloyer.
- 1980, Anthony Burgess, Earthly Powers, page 418:
- Lamprecht knew very well how the war was going and was perfunctory in his rounding up of Jews and cenobites.
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- A monk who lives in a religious community, rather than in solitude.
- (fiction) A torturous demon creature made famous by the Hellraiser series.
Translations
monk who lives in a religious community, rather than in solitude
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See also
- monk
- nun
- religious
Old French
Noun
cenobite m (oblique plural cenobites, nominative singular cenobites, nominative plural cenobite)
- cenobite (monk who lives in a religious community, rather than in solitude)
Descendants
- → English: cenobite
- French: cénobite