“Some of these hermits gathered around themselves groups of disciples, and gave rise to the Pachomian cenobitical communities, characterized by a strong, and sometimes harsh, discipline.”

“Monasteries tended to be cenobitical in that monks lived in separate cells but came together for common prayer, meals, and other functions.”

“It was an attempt to unite the eremitical and cenobitical modes of life.”

“The cenobitic lifestyle promotes communal living and shared responsibilities among its members.”

“Of the approximately 90 monastic orders in Hinduism, some 70 impose celibacy and a cenobitic rule on their ordained members.”

“Its disciplinary, sartorial, and cenobitic settings are identical with those of the Hindu sannyasi.”