Bernardine
Americanadjective
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of or relating to St. Bernard of Clairvaux.
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of or relating to the Cistercians.
noun
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a Cistercian.
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Also Bernadine a first name.
noun
adjective
Example Sentences
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Mr. Dohrn writes of Bernardine Dohrn’s life in the late 1960s:
From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026
His wife, Bernardine, who was Murray’s high school prom date and the daughter of his childhood pastor, died in 2013.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2024
Henry, the posh-and-prim royal heir is fittingly reading a work of fiction by British author Bernardine Evaristo.
From Salon • Aug. 19, 2023
The university will honour 11 other notable public figures with links to the city during summer graduation ceremonies, including Olympic gold medallist hockey player Hollie Pearne-Webb and author Bernardine Evaristo.
From BBC • Jul. 17, 2023
Her deliberate gait, her eyes, dark, brilliant and bold, her stately beauty, contrast strongly with the humble attitude of her opponent, Sister Agnes, the Bernardine nun known as the Plump Beauty.
From The Iron Pincers or Mylio and Karvel A Tale of the Albigensian Crusades by Sue, Eugène
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