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==References == | <p> monks who formed a community living in a fixed habitation (coenobium) under a chief (abbot or father). Their name is derived from '''''Κοινός''''' , [[Common]] , and '''''Βίος''''' , [[Life]] ; and they are opposed to hermits, who live in solitude. [[Pachomius]] is admitted to be the institutor of the ''Coenobite Life,'' as being the first that gave a rule to any community. '''''—''''' Bingham, ''Orig.'' Ecclesiastes 7:2; Coleman, [[Ancient]] Christianity, ch. 7, '''''§''''' 5. (See [[Monachism]]). </p> | ||
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<ref name="term_33255"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/cyclopedia-of-biblical-theological-and-ecclesiastical-literature/coenobites Coenobites from Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature]</ref> | <ref name="term_33255"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/cyclopedia-of-biblical-theological-and-ecclesiastical-literature/coenobites Coenobites from Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature]</ref> | ||
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Coenobites [1]
monks who formed a community living in a fixed habitation (coenobium) under a chief (abbot or father). Their name is derived from Κοινός , Common , and Βίος , Life ; and they are opposed to hermits, who live in solitude. Pachomius is admitted to be the institutor of the Coenobite Life, as being the first that gave a rule to any community. — Bingham, Orig. Ecclesiastes 7:2; Coleman, Ancient Christianity, ch. 7, § 5. (See Monachism).
