Cenobitical

/ˌsenəˈbɪtɪkəl/ adjective

Definition

An archaic or variant form meaning the same as cenobitic; relating to communal religious life.

Etymology

From cenobitic with the additional adjective suffix -al, creating a doubled form popular in earlier English. This variant was more common in medieval and early modern religious texts.

Kelly Says

Cenobitical is basically the fancy old way of saying cenobitic—you'll find it in dusty monastery rule books written when people loved adding extra suffixes to sound extra scholarly.

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