1. relating to or characteristic of a community of monks or nuns living together under a common rule
Usage: also spelled coenobitic; religious/monastic context

Examples

• The cenobitic tradition emphasizes shared prayer and communal work.
• Cenobitic monasteries follow strict daily schedules established by their founders.
• Unlike hermits, cenobitic monks live in organized communities.
• The cenobitic lifestyle requires vows of obedience to the abbot or abbess.
• Many cenobitic orders have preserved their practices for over a thousand years.