Definition of coenobite Coenobite

coe•no•bite

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What does coenobite mean?

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Noun
coenobite - a member of a religious order living in common
		cenobite
		religious a member of a religious order who is bound by vows of poverty and chastity and obedience

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coenobite (Noun)
Alternative spelling of cenobite.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

coenobite (n.)
See Cenobite.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

coenobite
Cenobite, sen′o-bīt, n. a monk who lives along with others of a like mind with himself, in contradistinction to anchorites or hermits.—adjs. Cœnobit′ic, -al; Cenobit′ic, -al.—ns. Cœn′obitism, Cen′obitism; Cœnō′bium, a religious community. [Gr. koinobion—koinos, common, and bios, life.]

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coenobite, noun, singular of coenobites.

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