Cenobite

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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.
     [1913 Webster] Cenobitic



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  cenobite
       n : a member of a religious order living in common [syn: {coenobite}]
           [ant: {eremite}]