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CENOBITE

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A member of a religious order living in common

Synonyms:

cenobite; coenobite

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("cenobite" is a kind of...):

religious (a member of a religious order who is bound by vows of poverty and chastity and obedience)

Antonym:

eremite (a Christian recluse)

Derivation:

cenobitic; cenobitical (of or relating to or befitting cenobites or their practices of communal living)

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