Definition of Coenobite

Close-fisted

COENOBITE noun

	A man who piously shuts himself up to meditate upon the sin of wickedness; and to keep it fresh in his mind joins a brotherhood of awful examples. O Coenobite, O coenobite, Monastical gregarian, You differ from the anchorite, That solitudinarian: With vollied prayers you wound Old Nick; With dropping shots he makes him sick. Quincy Giles

		definition from: *The Devil's Dictionary* by Ambrose Bierce, 1911

Comfort

Regular definition:

COENOBITE:
?si:n?uba?t n. (US cenobite) a member of a monastic community. øøcoenobitic adj. coenobitical adj. [OF cenobite or eccl.L coenobita f. LL coenobium f. Gk koinobion convent f. koinos common + bios life]

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