Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cenobitism

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ceno-bitism
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The state of being a cenobite; the belief or practice of a cenobite.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"The baides in which the early christians took refuge in the ages of cenobitism or of persecution"

Etymology

From cenobite + -ism.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: cenobite

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

coenobitism (alternative) cœnobitism (alternative)

Questions

What does cenobitism mean?: The state of being a cenobite; the belief or practice of a cenobite.
Where does cenobitism come from?: From cenobite + -ism.

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