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Webster 1913 Edition

Noun.

[L.

coenobita

, fr. Gr.

κοινόβιος

;

κοινόσ

common +

βίοσ

life: cf. F.

cénobite

One of a religious order, dwelling in a convent, or a community, in opposition to an anchoret, or hermit, who lives in solitude.

Gibbon.

Noun.

One of a religious order, who live in a convent, or in community; in opposition to an anchoret, or hermit, who lives in solitude.