Bernardine

[bur-ner-din, -deen]

adjective

1. of or relating to St. Bernard of Clairvaux.

2. of or relating to the Cistercians.

noun

1. a Cistercian.

2. Also Bernadine a first name.

Bernardine

/ -ˌdiːn, ˈbɜːnədɪn /

noun

1. a monk of one of the reformed and stricter branches of the Cistercian order

adjective

1. 1. of or relating to this branch of the Cistercians

   2. of or relating to Saint Bernard of Clairvaux

Example Sentences

Trailblazing author Bernardine Evaristo has said she is "astonished" to have been honoured with a one-off outstanding contribution award to mark the 30th anniversary of the Women's Prize for Fiction.

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James thanked Bernardine Evaristo, who wrote the book the series was based on.

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The other judges were novelist Bernardine Evaristo and journalist Emily Maitlis.

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Bernardine Evaristo's ground-breaking novel Mr Loverman was released in 2013, telling the story of a married 74-year-old Antiguan-born Londoner who has been having a secret love affair with his best friend for the past 60 years.

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With the blessing of his wife, Bernardine — the daughter, granddaughter and great-granddaughter of AME ministers — Murray decided to attend Claremont School of Theology in Southern California, where he had an uncle and a sister.

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