Maurist
ɪst noun
a member of the Benedictine “Congregation of St. Maur,” founded in France in 1618, distinguished for its scholarship and literary works: suppressed during the French revolution.
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| —n | |
| a member of a congregation of French Benedictine monks founded in 1621 and noted for its scholarly work | |
| [C19: named after St Maurus, 6th-century disciple of St Benedict] | |
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