Hypertext Webster Gateway: "cenobite"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Cenobite \Cen"o*bite\, n. [L. coenobita, fr. Gr. koino`bios;
koino`s common + bi`os life: cf. F. c['e]nobite.]
One of a religious order, dwelling in a convent, or a
community, in opposition to an anchoret, or hermit, who lives
in solitude. --Gibbon.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
cenobite
n : a member of a religious order living in common [syn: {coenobite}]
[ant: {eremite}]
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