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cenobite

ce·no·bite

UK/ˈsɛn.əˌbaɪt/ US/ˈsiː.nəˌbaɪt/ uncommon

noun

1.

a member of a religious order living in common

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Origin

From Old French cenobite or Ecclesiastical Latin coenobīta, from coenobium, from Ancient Greek κοινόβιον (koinóbion, “community life, convent”), from κοινός (koinós, “common”) + βίος (bíos, “life”).

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