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cenobitic

adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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adj

Meaning 1

Of or pertaining to a cenobite

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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adjective

Meaning 2

of or relating to or befitting cenobites or their practices of communal living

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: coenobitic, cenobitical, coenobitical

Antonyms: eremitic

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English cenobite Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English cenobitic From cenobite + -ic.