cenobite

or coe·no·bite

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

/ ˈsi nəˌbaɪt, ˈsɛn ə- /

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noun

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

Origin of cenobite

1630–40; <Late Latin coenobīta, equivalent to coenob- (<Greek koinóbios (adj.) conventual, living together, equivalent to koino-ceno-² + bi-bi-² + -os adj. suffix) + -īta-ite¹

OTHER WORDS FROM cenobite

ce·no·bit·ic

[see-nuh-bit-ik, sen-uh-], /ˌsi nəˈbɪt ɪk, ˌsɛn ə-/, ce·no·bit·i·cal, ce·no·bi·an

[si-noh-bee-uhn], /sɪˈnoʊ bi ən/, adjectivece·no·bit·i·cal·ly, adverbce·no·bit·ism

[see-nuh-bahy-tiz-uhm, sen-uh-], /ˈsi nəˌbaɪ tɪz əm, ˈsɛn ə-/, noun

Words nearby cenobite

cenesthesia, CEng, Cenis, cenizo, ceno-, cenobite, cenogenesis, cenosite, cenospecies, cenotaph, cenote

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Example sentences from the Web for cenobite

He did not dine every day, and when he did it was a cenobite's meal, little suited to the taste of a true Englishman.
My Recollections of Lord Byron|Teresa Guiccioli
And though the cenobite realises his personality, it is often an impoverished personality that he so realises.
Miscellaneous Aphorisms; The Soul of Man|Oscar Wilde
He retained his old habits as a cenobite, and even as a hermit.
The Lives of the Saints, Volume III (of 16): March|Sabine Baring-Gould
Her neatness and the exquisite care she took of her person had in them little of the cenobite.
Pepita Ximenez|Juan Valera

But neither the life of a cenobite, nor the labours of a missionary could satisfy the aspirations of his soul after perfection.
The Lives of the Saints, Volume III (of 16): March|Sabine Baring-Gould

British Dictionary definitions for cenobite

cenobite

/ (ˈsiːnəʊˌbaɪt) /

noun

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

单词	cenobite
释义	cenobite or coe·no·bite [ see-nuh-bahyt, sen-uh- ] / ˈsi nəˌbaɪt, ˈsɛn ə- / SEE SYNONYMS FOR cenobite ON THESAURUS.COM noun a member of a religious order living in a convent or community. Origin of cenobite 1630–40; <Late Latin coenobīta, equivalent to coenob- (<Greek koinóbios (adj.) conventual, living together, equivalent to koino-ceno-² + bi-bi-² + -os adj. suffix) + -īta-ite¹ OTHER WORDS FROM cenobite ce·no·bit·ic [see-nuh-bit-ik, sen-uh-], /ˌsi nəˈbɪt ɪk, ˌsɛn ə-/, ce·no·bit·i·cal, ce·no·bi·an [si-noh-bee-uhn], /sɪˈnoʊ bi ən/, adjectivece·no·bit·i·cal·ly, adverbce·no·bit·ism [see-nuh-bahy-tiz-uhm, sen-uh-], /ˈsi nəˌbaɪ tɪz əm, ˈsɛn ə-/, noun Words nearby cenobite cenesthesia, CEng, Cenis, cenizo, ceno-, cenobite, cenogenesis, cenosite, cenospecies, cenotaph, cenote Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for cenobite He did not dine every day, and when he did it was a cenobite's meal, little suited to the taste of a true Englishman. My Recollections of Lord Byron\|Teresa Guiccioli And though the cenobite realises his personality, it is often an impoverished personality that he so realises. Miscellaneous Aphorisms; The Soul of Man\|Oscar Wilde He retained his old habits as a cenobite, and even as a hermit. The Lives of the Saints, Volume III (of 16): March\|Sabine Baring-Gould Her neatness and the exquisite care she took of her person had in them little of the cenobite. Pepita Ximenez\|Juan Valera But neither the life of a cenobite, nor the labours of a missionary could satisfy the aspirations of his soul after perfection. The Lives of the Saints, Volume III (of 16): March\|Sabine Baring-Gould British Dictionary definitions for cenobite cenobite / (ˈsiːnəʊˌbaɪt) / noun 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 Words related to cenobite nun, celibate, religious, monk
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cenobite

or coe·no·bite

noun

Origin of cenobite

OTHER WORDS FROM cenobite

Words nearby cenobite

Example sentences from the Web for cenobite

British Dictionary definitions for cenobite

noun

Words related to cenobite