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Originally the term monastery designated, both in the East and in the West, the dwelling either of a solitary or of a community; while caenobium, congregatio, fraternitas, asceterion, etc. were applied solely to the houses of communities.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 1: Aachen-Assize 1840-1916 1913
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Both laurae and caenobium were surrounded by walls which protected the inmates either from the intrusion of seculars or from the violence of marauders.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 1: Aachen-Assize 1840-1916 1913
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Harpocrates was suspended over every caenobium, and he would not profane its sacrament.
Horace William Tuckwell 1874
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