coenobite

[ see-nuh-bahyt, sen-uh- ]
/ ˈsi nəˌbaɪt, ˈsɛn ə- /

noun

cenobite.

OTHER WORDS FROM coenobite

coe·no·bit·ic [see-nuh-bit-ik, sen-uh-] /ˌsi nəˈbɪt ɪk, ˌsɛn ə-/, coe·no·bit·i·cal, adjective coe·no·bit·ism [see-nuh-bahy-tiz-uh m, sen-uh-] /ˈsi nəˌbaɪ tɪz əm, ˈsɛn ə-/, noun

Words nearby coenobite

coen, coen-, coenacle, coenesthesia, coeno-, coenobite, coenocyte, coenosarc, coenosteum, coenurus, coenzyme

Definition for coenobite (2 of 2)

cenobite

or coe·no·bite

[ see-nuh-bahyt, sen-uh- ]
/ ˈsi nəˌbaɪt, ˈsɛn ə- /

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-uh n] /sɪˈnoʊ bi ən/, adjective ce·no·bit·i·cal·ly, adverb ce·no·bit·ism [see-nuh-bahy-tiz-uh m, sen-uh-] /ˈsi nəˌbaɪ tɪz əm, ˈsɛn ə-/, noun

British Dictionary definitions for coenobite (1 of 2)

coenobite

cenobite

/ (ˈsiːnəʊˌbaɪt) /

noun

a member of a religious order following a communal rule of life Compare eremite

Derived forms of coenobite

coenobitic (ˌsiːnəʊˈbɪtɪk), coenobitical, cenobitic or cenobitical, adjective

Word Origin for coenobite

C17: from Old French or ecclesiastical Latin, from Greek koinobion convent, from koinos common + bios life

British Dictionary definitions for coenobite (2 of 2)

cenobite
/ (ˈsiːnəʊˌbaɪt) /

noun

a variant spelling of coenobite