Cenobite
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈsɛn.əˌbaɪt/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Cenobite is a noun meaning A new or recent member of a Greek monastic religious order; a caloyer.
Meaning
A new or recent member of a Greek monastic religious order; a caloyer.
More Meanings
- A monk who lives in a religious community, rather than in solitude.
- (fiction) A torturous demon creature made famous by the Hellraiser series.
Example Sentences
Lamprecht knew very well how the war was going and was perfunctory in his rounding up of Jews and cenobites.
To deprive a gregarious creature of companionship is to maim it, to outrage its nature. The prisoner and the cenobite are aware that the herd exists beyond their exile; they are an aspect of it. But when the herd no longer exists, there is, for the herd creature, no longer entity. He is a part of no whole, a freak without a place.
Word Forms
- cenobites
Synonyms for cenobite
Depending on context, synonyms include coenobite.
Antonyms for cenobite
Common opposites include eremite.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include coenobite, cenobiarch, caloyer, coenobiarch, monk, oblate.
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