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cenobite

[see-nuh-bahyt, sen-uh-] / ˈsi nəˌbaɪt, ˈsɛn ə- /
NOUN
monastic
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Doug Bradley's lead Cenobite, who came to be known as Pinhead, became synonymous with a franchise that came to redefine body horror.

From Salon • Oct. 8, 2022

You have a version of Pinhead and the female Cenobite.

From Salon • Oct. 8, 2022

I think they're each their own creation, I would take each Cenobite and let each of them speak differently to those ideas.

From Salon • Oct. 8, 2022

This film had promise with a murder twist, an intriguing battle between heaven and hell, and an expansion of the Cenobite universe.

From Washington Times • Feb. 13, 2018

Cœnobite, Cenobite, sen′o-bīt, n. a monk who lives along with others of a like mind with himself, in contradistinction to anchorites or hermits.—adjs.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) by Various




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