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Coptic icon of Pachomius the Great, the founder of Christian cenobitic monasticism

Cenobitic monasticism is a form of monastic organization that stresses the community life of a monk as opposed to the solitary life of a hermit. A group of monks living in a community is often referred to as a "cenobium." The older style of monasticism, to live as a hermit, is called eremitic; and a third form of monasticismis the idiorrhythmic in which the the monk lives within a monastery but following his own schedule.

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Giant Panda

The panda or giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) is a mammal native to central-western and southwestern China and Tibet, characterized by woolly fur with large, distinctive black patches around the eyes, over the ears, and across its round body. It is classified a carnivore (order Carnivora) in the bear family, Ursidae. The panda has a diet which is 99 percent bamboo, although they may eat other foods such as honey, eggs, fish, and yams.

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Cybercrime refers to crime that involves a computer and a network either used in the commission of the crime or as the target (source: Cybercrime)

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