Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Cenobite \Cen"o*bite\, n. [L. coenobita, fr. Gr. koino`bios;
   koino`s common + bi`os life: cf. F. c['e]nobite.]
   One of a religious order, dwelling in a convent, or a
   community, in opposition to an anchoret, or hermit, who lives
   in solitude. --Gibbon.

Source : WordNet®

cenobite
     n : a member of a religious order living in common [syn: {coenobite}]
         [ant: {eremite}]