The English words "cenobite" and "cenobitic" are derived, via Latin, from the Greek words κοινός and βίος (koinos and bios, meaning "common" and "life"). The adjective is κοινοβιακόν in Greek. A group of monks living in community is often referred to as a "cenobium". Cenobitic monasticism exists in various religions, though Buddhist and Christian cenobitic monasticism are the most prominent.