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cenobitism

cenobitism noun: the state of being a cenobite; the belief or practice of a cenobite.

Noun

cenobitism (uncountable)

  1. The state of being a cenobite; the belief or practice of a cenobite.
    • The baides in which the early christians took refuge in the ages of cenobitism or of persecution1837, Alphonse de Lamartine, translated by Robert Huish, Travels in the Holy Land

Forms of cenobitism

alternative formcoenobitism
alternative formcœnobitism

Origin of cenobitism

From cenobite + -ism.

Questions about cenobitism

What does cenobitism mean?
Cenobitism means the state of being a cenobite; the belief or practice of a cenobite.
What part of speech is cenobitism?
Cenobitism is a noun.

Words near cenobitism in the dictionary

  1. cenobite
  2. cenobites
  3. cenobitic
  4. cenobitical
  5. cenobitically
  6. cenobitism
  7. cenobium
  8. cenobiums
  9. cenocron
  10. cenocrons
  11. cenogamy

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