cenobite

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He pushed his quarrels to the death, yet prayed The saints as fervently on bended knees As ever shaven cenobite.

From Poems by Bryant, William Cullen

About the close of the fourth century the cenobite system was introduced into Europe, and in an astonishingly short space of time spread throughout all the western countries where Christianity had gained a foothold.

From General History for Colleges and High Schools by Myers, Philip Van Ness

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

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