cenobitic

adjective

cen·​o·​bit·​ic ¦se-nə-¦bi-tik 

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variants or cenobitical

¦se-nə-¦bi-ti-kəl, 

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or coenobitic

¦se-nə-¦bi-tik, 

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or coenobitical

¦se-nə-¦bi-ti-kəl, 

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: of or relating to cenobites or cenobitism

cenobitically

¦se-nə-¦bi-ti-k(ə-)lē, 

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adverb

Word History

Etymology

cenobitic, coenobitic, from French cénobitique from Middle French, from cénobite + -ique -ic; cenobitical, coenobitical, from French cénobitique + English -al

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Rhymes for cenobitic

• analytic
• anxiolytic
• astrocytic
• austenitic
• catalytic
• cytolytic
• dioritic
• diphtheritic
• dolomitic
• endophytic
• epiphytic
• glauconitic