cenobite Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a member of a religious order living in common
    coenobite.

WordNet

Cen"o*bite noun
Etymology
L. coenobita, fr. Gr. common + life: cf. F. cénobite.
Definitions
  1. One of a religious order, dwelling in a convent, or a community, in opposition to an anchoret, or hermit, who lives in solitude. Gibbon.

Webster 1913