coenobite noun. ['si:nǝbʌɪt] Also *cenobite ['si:n-, 'sɛn-]. LME.
[Old & mod. French cénobite or ecclesiastical Latin coenobita, from coenobium from Greek koinobion community life, convent, from koinos common + bios life: see -ITE¹.]
A member of a monastic community.

■ coenobitic [si:nǝ'bɪtɪk],

■ coenobitical [si:nǝ'bɪtɪk(ǝ)l] adjectives of or pertaining to a coenobite or coenobites, or a monastic community M17.

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