COENOBITE

[/ˈsiːnəˌbaɪt/]

Definition

A man who piously shuts himself up to meditate upon the sin of wickedness;
and to keep it fresh in his mind joins a brotherhood of awful examples.

Additional notes

O Coenobite, O coenobite, Monastical gregarian, You differ from the anchorite, That solitudinarian: With vollied prayers you wound Old Nick; With dropping shots he makes him sick. Quincy Giles

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