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Cistercian
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What's The Definition Of Cistercian?
[n] member of an order of monks noted for austerity and a vow of silence
Synonyms | Synonyms for Cistercian: Trappist Related Terms | Find terms related to Cistercian: Cistercian In Webster's Dictionary \Cis*ter"cian\, n. [LL. Cistercium. F. C[^i]teaux, a
convent not far from Dijon, in France: cf. F. cistercien.]
(Eccl.)
A monk of the prolific branch of the Benedictine Order,
established in 1098 at C[^i]teaux, in France, by Robert,
abbot of Molesme. For two hundred years the Cistercians
followed the rule of St. Benedict in all its rigor. -- a. Of
or pertaining to the Cistercians.
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