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sarabaite

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
sarabaite
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A class of monk in Catholic belief who dwelt in his own home, or in or near a city.

noun

Any degenerate monk.

Obsolete

Etymology

From Ecclesiastical Latin sarabaita, possibly from Coptic ⲥⲁ (sa) + ⲣⲁⲩⲏ (rauē) or Coptic ⲥⲁ (sa) + ⲣⲁ (ra) + ⲁⲩⲏⲧ (auēt). Compare with ⲥⲁⲣⲁⲕⲱⲧⲉ (sarakōte).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

Sarabaites (plural)

Synonyms

Remoboth

Questions

What does sarabaite mean?
A class of monk in Catholic belief who dwelt in his own home, or in or near a city.
Where does sarabaite come from?
It is traced to Coptic.

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