Cistercian

(si stʉr′s̸hən)

adjective

designating or of a monastic order following a strict interpretation of the Benedictine rule

Origin: ME & OFr Cistercien < OFr, after ML Cistercium (now Cîteaux, France), orig. convent (1098) of the order

noun

a Cistercian monk or nun

See Cistercian in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

A member of a contemplative monastic order founded by reformist Benedictines in France in 1098.

Origin:

Origin: French Cistertien

Origin: , from Medieval Latin Cistercium, Cîteaux, a village of eastern France, site of an abbey

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