Cistercian - English meaning
Cistercian – definitions in English dictionary
nounA monk or nun of an order founded in 1098 as a stricter branch of the benedictines. the monks are now divided into two observances, the strict observance, whose adherents are known popularly as trappists, and the common observance, which has certain relaxations.
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The cistercian order follows the reformed benedictine rule; cistercians of the strict observance fo…
adjectiveRelating to the cistercians.
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A cistercian abbey
noun(a member) of a particular christian order (= religious group)
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The cistercian order was started in france in 1098., cistercian monks and nuns take a vow of silence.
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Word origin
from French cistercien, from Cistercium, the Latin name of Cîteaux near Dijon in France, where the order was founded.
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