cenobite

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And though the cenobite realises his personality, it is often an impoverished personality that he so realises.

From Miscellaneous Aphorisms; The Soul of Man by Wilde, Oscar

Thinner, much older, his long, spidery arms, almost colorless blond hair and eroded features gave him the air of a cenobite who had escaped from some Scandinavian wilderness into life.

From Melomaniacs by Huneker, James

Her neatness and the exquisite care she took of her person had in them little of the cenobite.

From Pepita Ximenez by Valera, Juan

Brother Paphnutius, I am but a miserable sinner, but I have found, in my long life, that the cenobite has no foe worse than sadness.

From Thais by Douglas, Robert B. (Robert Bruce)

His life long he was morbidly nervous, as was Meryon, as was Cézanne; but he was neither half mad, like the great etcher, nor a cenobite, as was the painter of Aix.

From Promenades of an Impressionist by Huneker, James