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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But he knows better, calling this “a myth,” adding that “Bill and Bernardine were still desperate to be part of something larger than themselves. Larger than their relationship. Larger, even, than our family.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026
James thanked Bernardine Evaristo, who wrote the book the series was based on.
From BBC • May 11, 2025
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
Even if he were to become a Bernardine, but a monk of Camaldoli!
From Pan Michael An Historical Novel of Poland, the Ukraine, and Turkey. by Sienkiewicz, Henryk
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