cenobiet

Definitions of cenobiet
  1. noun
    a male religious living in a cloister and devoting himself to contemplation and prayer and work
    synonyms: kloosterling, monnik, religieus
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    bernardijn, cisterciënzer, trappist
    member of an order of monks noted for austerity and a vow of silence
    type of:
    kloosterling, monnik, religieus
    a member of a religious order who is bound by vows of poverty and chastity and obedience
  2. noun
    a member of a religious order who is bound by vows of poverty and chastity and obedience
    synonyms: kloosterling, monnik, religieus
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    bedelbroeder, bedelmonnik, mendicant
    a male member of a religious order that originally relied solely on alms
    kloosterling, monnik, religieus
    a male religious living in a cloister and devoting himself to contemplation and prayer and work
    benedictijn, benedictine, benedictines
    a monk or nun belonging to the order founded by Saint Benedict
    jezuïet
    a member of the Jesuit order
    kloosterzuster, non, nonnetje, religieuze, zuster
    a woman religious
    overste
    the superior of a group of nuns
    abt, kloostervader, prior, vader-abt
    the superior of an abbey of monks
    abt, kloostervader, overste, prior, vader-abt
    the head of a religious order; in an abbey the prior is next below the abbot
    anachoreet, eenzaat, eremiet, heremiet, kluizenaar, solitair
    one retired from society for religious reasons
    bernardijn, cisterciënzer, trappist
    member of an order of monks noted for austerity and a vow of silence
    karmeliet, karmelietes
    a Roman Catholic friar wearing the white cloak of the Carmelite order; mendicant preachers
    dominicaan, predikheer
    a Roman Catholic friar wearing the black mantle of the Dominican order
    franciscaan, kordelier
    a Roman Catholic friar wearing the grey habit of the Franciscan order
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    gelovige
    a person who manifests devotion to a deity
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