cenobite
Example Sentences
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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
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
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
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
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)
