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Studite (iou)



Studite noun & adjective. L17.
[medieval Latin Studita (ecclesiastical Greek Stoudites) from Studium (Stoudion), from Studius (Stoudios) (see below) + -ITE1.]
A. noun. A member of the monastic order founded by Studius in the 5th cent. AD at Constantinople, esp. as reformed by St Theodore at the end of the 8th cent. L17.
b. attrib. or as adjective. Of or pertaining to the Studites or their order. E20.