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CENOBITES (from Gr. wale's, common, and f3ios, life)
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CENOBITES (from Gr. wale's, common, and f3ios, life), monks who lived together in a convent or community under a rule and a superior, in contrast to hermits or anchorets who live in isolation. The Basilians (q.v.) in the East and the Benedictines (q.v.) in the West are the chief cenobitical orders (see MONASTICISM).