cenobitism

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noun

The state of being a cenobite; the belief or practice of a cenobite.

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Meanings

nouncenobitism (uncountable)

alternative coenobitism · alternative cœnobitism

  1. uncountableThe 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 persecution

    1837, Alphonse de Lamartine, translated by Robert Huish, Travels in the Holy Land

Origin

From cenobite + -ism.

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APA

cenobitism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cenobitism

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“cenobitism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cenobitism. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cenobitism,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cenobitism.

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