cenobitic

Thân thiện

A monk lives a cenobitic life in a peaceful monastery.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Relating to cenobites or their way of life: Describes anything pertaining to or characteristic of cenobites—religious individuals who live communally in a monastery or convent, sharing possessions and following a common rule.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • The ancient manuscript described a cenobitic community that thrived in the desert.
  • His research focuses on the cenobitic traditions of early Christian monasticism.

Advanced Usage

• "cenobitic life": Refers specifically to the communal lifestyle of monks or nuns.
  • She was drawn to the simplicity and discipline of the cenobitic life.

Variants and Related Words

• Cenobite (n): A member of a monastic community living under a common rule.
  • The cenobites gathered for prayer at dawn.
• Cenobitical (adj): A less common variant with the same meaning as "cenobitic".
  • The cenobitical vows emphasized poverty and obedience.
• Cenobitism (n): The practice or system of living in a cenobitic community.
  • The spread of cenobitism was crucial to the organization of Western monasticism.

Synonyms

• Monastic: Relating to monks, nuns, or life in a religious community.
• Conventual: Pertaining to a convent or communal life in a religious order.

Antonyms

• Eremitic: Relating to a hermit or solitary religious life.
• Anchoritic: Pertaining to the life of a religious recluse.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. of or relating to or befitting cenobites or their practices of communal living

Từ đồng nghĩa

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