CENOBITE

Cen″o‐bite (?), n. [[L. coenobita, fr. Gr. κοινόβιοσ; κοινόσ common + βίοσ life: cf. F. cénobite.]] One of a religious order, dwelling in a convent, or a community, in opposition to an anchoret, or hermit, who lives in solitude. Gibbon.