cenobite
/ˈsɛn.əˌbaɪt/noun
cenobite is spelled C-E-N-O-B-I-T-E: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 47 million words in written English, the 211,986th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, cenobite means “A new or recent member of a Greek monastic religious order; a caloyer” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of cenobite is cenobites.
How many letters and syllables are in cenobite?
| Letters | 8: C-E-N-O-B-I-T-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 47 million words; the 211,986th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is cenobite?
Cenobite appears about once in every 47 million words in written English, the 211,986th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce cenobite?
- /ˈsɛn.əˌbaɪt/
- /ˈsiː.nəˌbaɪt/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Wodencafe-cenobite.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of cenobite
- cenobites plural
- coenobite
- cœnobite
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does cenobite mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A new or recent member of a Greek monastic religious order; a caloyer.
- 2
A monk who lives in a religious community, rather than in solitude.
- 3
A torturous demon creature made famous by the Hellraiser series.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Cenobite in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense monk who lives in a religious community, rather than in solitude:
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does cenobite come from?
From Old French cenobite or Ecclesiastical Latin coenobīta, from coenobium, from Ancient Greek κοινόβιον (koinóbion, “community life, convent”), from κοινός (koinós, “common”) + βίος (bíos, “life”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).