coenobite

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See also: cœnobite

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coenobite (plural coenobites)

  1. Alternative spelling of cenobite
    • 2011, Simon Sebag Montefiore, Jerusalem: The Biography – A History of the Middle East, page 409:
      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.

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