cenobite
Example Sentences
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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
And though the cenobite realises his personality, it is often an impoverished personality that he so realises.
From The Soul of Man under Socialism by Wilde, Oscar
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
