Crossword clues for cenobite
The Collaborative International Dictionary
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.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Wiktionary
n. 1 A new or recent member of a Greek monastic religious order; a caloyer 2 A monk who lives in a religious community, rather than in solitude.
WordNet
Wikipedia
Hellraiser characters
''The four Cenobites featured in The Hellbound Heart and the first two entries in the Hellraiser film franchise. From left: Butterball, Pinhead, the Female, and Chatterer.''
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The Cenobites are extradimensional beings who appear in the works of Clive Barker, including the novella The Hellbound Heart and the nine Hellraiser films. They are also mentioned, in passing, in the novel Weaveworld, in which they are referred to as "The Surgeons".
The Cenobites vary in number, appearance, and motivations depending on the medium (film, comic book, etc.) in which they appear. The involvement of multiple parties in the production of Hellraiser films and comics (many eschewing the creative supervision of Clive Barker) has led to varying levels of consistency regarding the canonical aspects of their philosophies and abilities. The only constants are that they take the form of ritually mutilated people with varying degrees of human characteristics, and that they can only reach Earth's reality through a schism in time and space, which is opened and closed using an innocuous-looking puzzle box called the Lament Configuration.
Usage examples of "cenobite".
In moments they would be here-the ones Kircher had called the Cenobites, theologians of the Order of the Gash.
He looked back towards the Cenobites, seeking some explanation for this.
It was the fourth Cenobite, the one that had never spoken, nor shown its face.
Had the Cenobites got their hooks in her already, snagging the carpet of her bowels?
The hold on her throat had relaxed, she realized: the Cenobites had apparently seen the error of their ways.
Here, much as in a monastery, lived a group of so-called cenobites, Christians from various towns and villages who had built shelters in this solitary place in order to devote themselves without disturbance to a simple, pure life of quiet contemplation.
And in the cenobite settlement you met the old man whom you asked to direct you to Dion Pugil?
Even a shy cenobite, unused to the sounds of men and diffident to the point of tears, can be better relied on.
A few cenobites move about, male scarcely distinguishable from female in their robes , and overshadowing cowls.