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Cenʹobites (3 syl.)

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Monks. So called because they live in common. Hermits and anchorites are not cenobites, as they live alone. (Greek, koinŏbiõtes.)

 

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Entry taken from Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, edited by the Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D. and revised in 1895.

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Ceinture de la Reine
Celadon
Celadine
Celestial City (The)
Celestial Empire (The)
Celestians
Celia [heavenliness]
Celt
Celts (The)
Cemetery
Cenobites
Cenomanni
Cenotaphs
Censorius et Sapiens
Cent Nouvelles Nouvelles
Centaur
Cent-cyne
Cento
Central Sun
Centre
Centre of Gravity