cenobite
- noun
- /ˈsiːnəˌbaɪt/
- Specialized
- So, Cenobite, it says here: "A member of a religious group living together in a monastic community."
Examples
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But the cenobites, their tastes were not what I imagined.
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And Terri, the new female cenobite, walks out at her.
Fiction book (1992) -
The cenobites will come just like I want them to.
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It's a cenobite.
Fiction book (2002) -
A cenobite.
Fiction book (2002) -
Other cenobites are half-glimpsed in the blue shadows.
Fiction book (1996) -
The man - ELLIOTT - stares directly out of the monitor screen and, just as Kirsty finishes her last line ("The cenobites.
Fiction book (1992) -
While not quite as prominent as some of the series mentioned above, anyone who took a stroll through the horror section of a video store in the '90s will instantly recognize the bizarre profile of its most menacing villain, the Cenobite's leader, Pinhead.
Blog text (16) -
The cenobite community gathered in the chapel for their evening prayers.
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After years of solitude, he decided to join a cenobite order to live among others.
Synonyms
A person who lives in a community to serve a faith and follow vows
Antonyms
Surface Forms
Etymology
Cenobite comes from Greek parts koinos 'common' and bios 'life', so it originally meant someone who lives a 'common life' with others. That's why a cenobite is a member of a religious group who lives together in community rather than alone.