Cistercian
[ si-stur-shuhn ]
noun
a member of an order of monks and nuns founded in 1098 at Citeaux, near Dijon, France, under the rule of St. Benedict.
adjective
of or relating to the Cistercians.
Origin of Cistercian
1Other words from Cistercian
- Cis·ter·cian·ism, noun
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British Dictionary definitions for Cistercian
Cistercian
/ (sɪˈstɜːʃən) /
noun
Also called: White Monk a member of a Christian order of monks and nuns founded in 1098, which follows an especially strict form of the Benedictine rule
(as modifier): a Cistercian monk
Origin of Cistercian
1C17: from French Cistercien, from Medieval Latin Cisterciānus, from Cistercium (modern Cîteaux), original home of the order
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