cenoby
1cenoby — monastery or convent Ecclesiastical Terms …
2cenoby — cen·o·by …
3cenoby — …
4cenobian — sə̇ˈnōbēən, sē adjective Etymology: cenoby + an : relating to a cenoby : monkish, monastic …
5coe|no|by — «SEE nuh bee, SEHN uh », noun, plural bies. = cenoby. (Cf. ↑cenoby) …
6cloister — 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 …
7Ecclesiastical 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… …
8abbey — n monastery, religious house, priory, cloister, cenoby, friary; convent, nunnery; seminary …
9cloister — 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,… …
10convent — n 1. nunnery, motherhouse, novitiate; religious community, abbey, priory, cloister, cenoby; religious life, religion, sisterhood, nunhood, nunship. 2.See monastery(def.1) …
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