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Sarabaite

Sarabaite noun: a class of monk in Catholic belief who dwelt in his own home, or in or near a city.

Noun

Sarabaite (plural Sarabaites)

  1. (historical) A class of monk in Catholic belief who dwelt in his own home, or in or near a city.
    Synonyms:
    Remoboth
  2. (obsolete) Any degenerate monk.

Synonyms of Sarabaite

Forms of Sarabaite

pluralSarabaites

Origin of Sarabaite

From Ecclesiastical Latin sarabaita, possibly from Coptic ⲥⲁ (sa) + ⲣⲁⲩⲏ (rauē) or Coptic ⲥⲁ (sa) + ⲣⲁ (ra) + ⲁⲩⲏⲧ (auēt). Compare with ⲥⲁⲣⲁⲕⲱⲧⲉ (sarakōte).

Questions about Sarabaite

What does Sarabaite mean?
Sarabaite means a class of monk in Catholic belief who dwelt in his own home, or in or near a city.
What part of speech is Sarabaite?
Sarabaite is a noun.
What is the plural of Sarabaite?
The plural of Sarabaite is Sarabaites.

Words near Sarabaite in the dictionary

  1. Sar.
  2. Sara
  3. Sara'
  4. saraad
  5. saraads
  6. Sarabaite
  7. Sarabaites
  8. saraband
  9. sarabande
  10. sarabandes
  11. sarabands

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