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{ Cen`o*bit"ic (?), Cen`o*bit"ic*al (?) }
a. [Cf. F. cénobitique.] Of
or pertaining to a cenobite.

Cen"o*bi*tism (?), n. The
state of being a cenobite; the belief or practice of a
cenobite. Milman.

Ce*nog"a*my (s&esl;*n&obreve;g"&adot;*m&ybreve;),
n. [Gr. koino`s common +
ga`mos marriage.] The state of a community which
permits promiscuous sexual intercourse among its members, as in
certain societies practicing communism.

Cen"o*taph (s&esl;n"&osl;*t&adot;f),
n. [Gr. kenota`fion;
keno`s empty + ta`fos burial, tomb: cf. F.
cénotaphe.] An empty tomb or a monument
erected in honor of a person who is buried elsewhere.
Dryden.

A cenotaph in Westminster Abbey.

Macaulay.

Cen"o*taph`y (?), n. A
cenotaph. [R.]

Lord Cobham honored him with a
cenotaphy.


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