coenobites

The meridian demon was upon him; he was possessed by that bored and hopeless post-prandial melancholy which the coenobites of old knew and feared under the name of "accidie."

Crome Yellow Aldous Huxley 1928

The meridian demon was upon him; he was possessed by that bored and hopeless post-prandial melancholy which the coenobites of old knew and feared under the name of

Crome Yellow Huxley, Aldous, 1894-1963 1921

The members of these orders commenced their monastic life in monasteries, and were therefore coenobites, but many of them passed out of the cloister to become teachers, preachers or missionary workers in various fields.

A Short History of Monks and Monasteries Alfred Wesley Wishart 1899

The life of the monks was ascetic, but without the extreme rigour of the earlier "religious" -- hermits and coenobites.

The Church and the Barbarians Being an Outline of the History of the Church from A.D. 461 to A.D. 1003 William Holden Hutton 1895

The number of young men here who, like the coenobites of old, lead the purely contemplative life is enormous.

Italian Hours Henry James 1879