"cenobite" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈsɛn.əˌbaɪt/, /ˈsiː.nəˌbaɪt/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-cenobite.wav Forms: cenobites [plural]
enPR: sĕnʹə-bīt', sēʹnə-bīt' Etymology: From Old French cenobite or Ecclesiastical Latin coenobīta, from coenobium, from Ancient Greek κοινόβιον (koinóbion, “community life, convent”), from κοινός (koinós, “common”) + βίος (bíos, “life”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|fro|cenobite}} Old French cenobite, {{der|en|EL.|coenobīta}} Ecclesiastical Latin coenobīta, {{der|en|grc|κοινόβιον||community life, convent}} Ancient Greek κοινόβιον (koinóbion, “community life, convent”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} cenobite (plural cenobites)
  1. A new or recent member of a Greek monastic religious order; a caloyer. Categories (topical): Horror, Monasticism
    Sense id: en-cenobite-en-noun-648-Y1Oh Disambiguation of Horror: 31 32 36 Disambiguation of Monasticism: 64 24 12 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Ancient Greek translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 45 36 19 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 62 25 13 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 48 34 18 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 43 37 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Ancient Greek translations: 69 19 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 45 34 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 52 30 18 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 53 28 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 73 17 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 54 28 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 49 32 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 43 33 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 49 31 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 44 32 23
  2. A monk who lives in a religious community, rather than in solitude. Categories (topical): Horror, People Translations (monk who lives in a religious community, rather than in solitude): κοινοβιάτης (koinobiátēs) [masculine] (Ancient Greek), cenobita [feminine, masculine] (Catalan), cenobiet [masculine] (Dutch), cénobite [masculine] (French), κοινοβίτης (koinovítis) [masculine] (Greek), κοινοβιάτης (koinoviátis) [masculine] (Greek), cenobita [masculine] (Italian), cenobita [masculine] (Polish), cenobita [masculine] (Portuguese), кинови́т (kinovít) [masculine] (Russian), cenobita [feminine, masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-cenobite-en-noun-SLZZeEYn Disambiguation of Horror: 31 32 36 Disambiguation of People: 2 71 27 Categories (other): Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 43 37 19 Disambiguation of 'monk who lives in a religious community, rather than in solitude': 10 86 4
  3. (fiction) A torturous demon creature made famous by the Hellraiser series. Categories (topical): Fiction, Horror
    Sense id: en-cenobite-en-noun-etXPUrPP Disambiguation of Horror: 31 32 36 Categories (other): Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 43 37 19 Topics: fiction, literature, media, publishing
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: coenobite, cœnobite [obsolete] Derived forms: cenobitic, cenobitical, cenobitism Related terms: monk, nun, religious

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "word": "cenobita"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "monk who lives in a religious community, rather than in solitude",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "cenobita"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "monk who lives in a religious community, rather than in solitude",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "cenobita"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "kinovít",
      "sense": "monk who lives in a religious community, rather than in solitude",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "кинови́т"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "monk who lives in a religious community, rather than in solitude",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "cenobita"
    }
  ],
  "word": "cenobite"
}

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