Meanings
nouncoenobite (plural coenobites)
plural coenobites
- alternativeAlternative spelling of cenobite.
The killing resounded around the world but above all in St Petersburg and Paris: the aggressive confidence of the coenobite brawlers reflected not just the religions but the empires behind them.
2011, Simon Sebag Montefiore, Jerusalem: The Biography – A History of the Middle East, page 409
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coenobite. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coenobite
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