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Cistercian

Cistercian Meaning & Definition
Cistercian Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Cistercian?

[n] member of an order of monks noted for austerity and a vow of silence

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See Also | monastic | monk

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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