Thinner, much older, his long, spidery arms, almost colorless blond hair and eroded features gave him the air of a cenobite who had escaped from some Scandinavian wilderness into life.
"Melomaniacs"
James Huneker
And though the cenobite realises his personality, it is often an impoverished personality that he so realises.
"The Soul of Man"
Oscar Wilde
Her neatness and the exquisite care she took of her person had in them little of the cenobite.
"Pepita Ximenez"
Juan Valera