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[syn: Trappist, Cistercian]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Cistercian \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.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Cistercian
n 1: member of an order of monks noted for austerity and a vow
of silence [syn: Trappist, Cistercian]