cenobite

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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

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

The cenobite gave him a grim smile, but merely added his benedicite and passed on.

From Agincourt The Works of G. P. R. James, Volume XX by James, G. P. R. (George Payne Rainsford)

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

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

From Pepita Ximenez by Valera, Juan