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Definitions for: Cistercian
[n] member of an order of monks noted for austerity and a vow of silence
Webster (1913) Definition: 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.
Synonyms: Trappist
See Also: monastic, monk
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