cenoby

cenoby
cen·o·by

English syllables. 2014.

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  • cenoby — monastery or convent Ecclesiastical Terms …   Phrontistery dictionary

  • cenoby — …   Useful english dictionary

  • cenobian — sə̇ˈnōbēən, sē adjective Etymology: cenoby + an : relating to a cenoby : monkish, monastic …   Useful english dictionary

  • coe|no|by — «SEE nuh bee, SEHN uh », noun, plural bies. = cenoby. (Cf. ↑cenoby) …   Useful english dictionary

  • cloister — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. abbey, priory, convent, hermitage, monastery; retreat, sanctuary; arcade, colonnade. See seclusion, abode, temple. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A place of religious seclusion] Syn. monastery, convent, abbey …   English dictionary for students

  • Ecclesiastical Terms — Christianity is an institution of extraordinary duration and complexity (not to mention insularity) and, over the past 2000 years, has developed its own extensive vocabulary that is largely incomprehensible to laypersons. This surprisingly large… …   Phrontistery dictionary

  • abbey — n monastery, religious house, priory, cloister, cenoby, friary; convent, nunnery; seminary …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

  • cloister — n 1. covered walk, ambulatory, promenade, walkway, corridor; arcade, colonnade, gallery, piazza, archway; courtyard, quadrangle; portico, porch, stoa, U.S. veranda. 2. monastery, abbey, priory, friary, convent, nunnery, cenoby; novitiate,… …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

  • convent — n 1. nunnery, motherhouse, novitiate; religious community, abbey, priory, cloister, cenoby; religious life, religion, sisterhood, nunhood, nunship. 2.See monastery(def.1) …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

  • hermitage — n 1. retreat, refuge, haven, shelter, asylum, resort, sanctuary, sanctum sanctorum, ark, covert, hideaway, mew; arbor, bower. 2. cloister, monastery, abbey, priory, friary, convent, nunnery, cenoby. 3. cabin, cottage, cot, hut, bungalow, shack,… …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

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