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CENOBITES (from Gr. wale's, common, and f3ios, life)

CENOBITES (from Gr. See also:
WALE, (?) ROBERT (xloo?-1175?)
wale's, See also:
COMMON
common, and f3ios, See also:
LIFE
life) , monks who lived together in a See also:

CONVENT (Lat. conventus, from convenire, to come together)

convent or community under a See also:

RULE

rule and a See also:

SUPERIOR

superior, in contrast to hermits or anchorets who live in See also:

ISOLATION

isolation . The Basilians (q.v.) in the See also:

East and the See also:

BENEDICTINES, or BLACK MONKS

Benedictines (q.v.) in the See also:

West are the See also:

CHIEF (from Fr. chef, head, Lat. caput)

chief cenobitical orders (see See also:

MONASTICISM (Gr. p.ovacrnabs, living alone, µ6vos)

MONASTICISM) .

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