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cenobites

/ˈsɛnəˌbaɪts/

Meanings
noun
A new or recent member of a Greek monastic religious order; a caloyer.

Examples :

"During his visit to the remote monastery in Greece, the scholar learned much about the lives of the cenobites and their ancient traditions. "
religion group person

Related Words

Illustration grotesque

grotesque noun

/ɡɹəʊˈtɛsk/ /ɡɹoʊˈtɛsk/

A style of ornamentation characterized by fanciful combinations of intertwined forms.

"The ancient cathedral was adorned with grotesque carvings of mythical creatures and foliage. "

Illustration hellraiser

hellraiser noun

/ˈhɛlˌreɪzər/

A person who engages in wild, wanton behavior.

"My teenage brother is a real hellraiser; he's always breaking curfew and getting into trouble. "

Illustration monastery

monastery noun

/ˈmɒnəstɹi/ /ˈmɑnəstəɹi/

Building for housing monks or others who have taken religious vows

"The monks at the monastery spent their days studying religious texts. "

Illustration appearance

appearance noun

/əˈpɪəɹəns/ /əˈpɪɹəns/

The act of appearing or coming into sight; the act of becoming visible to the eye.

"His sudden appearance surprised me."

Illustration community

community noun

/k(ə)ˈmjunəti/ /kəˈmjuːnɪti/

A group sharing a common understanding, and often the same language, law, manners, and/or tradition.

"The school community celebrated the end-of-year festival together. "

Illustration terrifying

terrifying verb

/ˈtɛɹɪfaɪ.ɪŋ/

To frighten greatly; to fill with terror.

"The loud thunder terrifyingly shook the classroom windows. "

Illustration inflicting

inflicting verb

/ɪnˈflɪktɪŋ/

To thrust upon; to impose.

"They inflicted terrible pains on her to obtain a confession."

Illustration traditions

traditions noun

/trəˈdɪʃənz/

A part of culture that is passed from person to person or generation to generation, possibly differing in detail from family to family, such as the way to celebrate holidays.

"Our family has many traditions, such as the special foods we eat on Thanksgiving, which differ slightly from the traditions of my cousins. "

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torturous adjective

/ˈtɔːt͡ʃəɹəs/ /ˈtɔɹt͡ʃəɹəs/

Of or pertaining to torture.

"The dentist appointment was a torturous hour of scraping and drilling. "

Illustration monastic

monastic noun

/məˈnæstɪk/

A person with monastic ways; a monk.

"The new monastic dedicated their life to prayer and contemplation. "

Illustration according

according verb

/əˈkɔːdɪŋ/ /ə.ˈkɔɹd.ɪŋ/

To make to agree or correspond; to suit one thing to another; to adjust.

"The tailor will according the suit to fit you perfectly. "

Illustration religious

religious noun

/ɹɪ.ˈlɪ.d͡ʒəs/

A member of a religious order, i.e. a monk or nun.

"The religious devoted much of their time to prayer and meditation. "