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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024ce•no•bite (sē′nə bīt′, sen′ə-),USA pronunciation n. - Religiona member of a religious order living in a convent or community.
Also, coenobite. - Greek koinóbios (adjective, adjectival) conventual, living together, equivalent. to koino- ceno-2 + bi- bi-2 + -os adjective, adjectival suffix) + -īta -ite1
- Late Latin coenobīta, equivalent. to coenob- (
- 1630–40;
ce•no•bit•ic (sē′nə bit′ik, sen′ə-),USA pronunciation ce′no•bit′i•cal, ce•no•bi•an (si nō′bē ən),USA pronunciation adj. ce′no•bit′i•cal•ly, adv. ce•no•bit•ism (sē′nə bī′tiz əm, sen′ə-),USA pronunciation n. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: cenobite /ˈsiːnəʊˌbaɪt/ n - a variant spelling of coenobite
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024coe•no•bite (sē′nə bīt′, sen′ə-),USA pronunciation n. - Religioncenobite.
coe•no•bit•ic (sē′nə bit′ik, sen′ə-),USA pronunciation coe′no•bit′i•cal, adj. coe•no•bit•ism (sē′nə bī′tiz əm, sen′ə-),USA pronunciation n. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: coenobite, cenobite /ˈsiːnəʊˌbaɪt/ n - a member of a religious order following a communal rule of life
Etymology: 17th Century: from Old French or ecclesiastical Latin, from Greek koinobion convent, from koinos common + bios lifecoenobitic /ˌsiːnəʊˈbɪtɪk/, ˌcoenoˈbitical, ˌcenoˈbitic, ˌcenoˈbitical adj |