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Trap⋅pist

  [trap-ist]
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–noun
1. Roman Catholic Church. a member of a branch of the Cistercian order, observing the austere reformed rule established at La Trappe in 1664.
–adjective
2. of or pertaining to the Trappists.
Origin:
1805–15; < F trappiste, based on the name of the monastery. See La Trappe, -ist
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Catholic Monk Vocations
A Trappist Order of Brothers is welcoming new members in Georgia.
www.trappist.net
Trapist at Amazon
Low prices on new & used music. Qualified orders over $25 ship free
Amazon.com/music
Trap·pist   (trāp'ĭst)   
n.  A member of the main branch of Cistercian monks, characterized by austerity and a vow of silence, established in 1664 at La Trappe Monastery in northwest France.
Trap'pist adj.
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Trappist 
1814, from Fr. trappiste, Cistercian monk of reformed order est. 1664 by abbot De Rancé of La Trappe in Normandy.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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