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ˈsi nəˌbaɪt, ˈsɛn ə-ceno·bite

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. cenobite, coenobitenoun

    a member of a religious order living in common

Wiktionary

  1. cenobitenoun

    A new or recent member of a Greek monastic religious order; a caloyer

  2. cenobitenoun

    A monk who lives in a religious community, rather than in solitude

  3. Etymology: From cenobite or ecclesiastical coenobita, from coenobium, from κοινόβιον, from κοινός + βίος.

Wikipedia

  1. cenobite

    Cenobitic (or coenobitic) monasticism is a monastic tradition that stresses community life. Often in the West the community belongs to a religious order, and the life of the cenobitic monk is regulated by a religious rule, a collection of precepts. The older style of monasticism, to live as a hermit, is called eremitic. A third form of monasticism, found primarily in Eastern Christianity, is the skete. The English words "cenobite" and "cenobitic" are derived, via Latin, from the Greek words koinos (κοινός), "common", and bios (βίος), "life". The adjective can also be cenobiac (κοινοβιακός, koinobiakos) or cœnobitic (obsolete). A group of monks living in community is often referred to as a cenobium. Cenobitic monasticism appears in several religious traditions, though most commonly in Buddhism and Christianity.

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  1. cenobite

    A cenobite is a member of a religious group or community who lives a communal or shared lifestyle, often within a monastery or convent, as opposed to living alone or as a hermit. The term primarily applies to individuals in Christian monastic orders, but can also refer to members of other religious communities.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Cenobitenoun

    one of a religious order, dwelling in a convent, or a community, in opposition to an anchoret, or hermit, who lives in solitude

  2. Etymology: [L. coenobita, fr. Gr. koino`bios; koino`s common + bi`os life: cf. F. cnobite.]

Wikidata

  1. Cenobite

    The Cenobites are extradimensional beings who appear in the works of Clive Barker, including the novella The Hellbound Heart and the nine Hellraiser films. They are also mentioned, in passing, in the novel Weaveworld, in which they are referred to as “The Surgeons.” The Cenobites vary in number, appearance, and motivations depending on the medium in which they appear. The involvement of multiple parties in the production of Hellraiser films and comics has led to varying levels of consistency regarding the canonical aspects of their philosophies and abilities. The only constants are that they take the form of ritually mutilated creatures with varying degrees of human characteristics, and that they can only reach Earth's reality through a schism in time and space, which is opened and closed using an innocuous-looking puzzle box called the Lament Configuration.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of cenobite in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of cenobite in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1


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