Synonyms for cenobite

Grammar : Noun

Spell : see-nuh-bahyt, sen-uh-

Phonetic Transcription : ˈsi nəˌbaɪt, ˈsɛn ə-

Définition of cenobite

Origin : also coenobite, "member of a communal religious order," 1630s, from Church Latin coenobita "a cloister brother," from coenobium "a convent," from Greek koinobion "life in community, monastery," from koinos "common" (see coeno-) + bios "life" (see bio-).

noun monastic

Example sentences :

Gustave Moreau alone transposed her to paint—Moreau, too, was a cenobite of art.
Extract from : « Egoists » by James Huneker

He retained his old habits as a cenobite, and even as a hermit.
Extract from : « The Lives of the Saints, Volume III (of 16): March » by Sabine Baring-Gould

Her neatness and the exquisite care she took of her person had in them little of the cenobite.
Extract from : « Pepita Ximenez » by Juan Valera

And though the cenobite realises his personality, it is often an impoverished personality that he so realises.
Extract from : « Miscellaneous Aphorisms; The Soul of Man » by Oscar Wilde

Like a cenobite's cell, too, my pavilion was not meant for a storehouse of worldly treasures.
Extract from : « Java, Facts and Fancies » by Augusta de Wit

He did not dine every day, and when he did it was a cenobite's meal, little suited to the taste of a true Englishman.
Extract from : « My Recollections of Lord Byron » by Teresa Guiccioli

But neither the life of a cenobite, nor the labours of a missionary could satisfy the aspirations of his soul after perfection.
Extract from : « The Lives of the Saints, Volume III (of 16): March » by Sabine Baring-Gould

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