MEANING
A monk or other religious ascetic who lives in a community rather than alone.
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Words that belong together
- cenobitic life
- a community of cenobites
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The cenobite returned to the refectory before the bell sounded.
The ruined monastery had once housed a community of cenobites.
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Word forms
- Base
- cenobite
Usage notes
Primary category: gothic. Forms: Singular cenobite; plural cenobites. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.
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