Bernardine

American  

[bur-ner-din, -deen] / ˈbɜr nər dɪn, -ˌdin /

adjective

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

2. of or relating to the Cistercians.

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noun

1. a Cistercian.

2. Also Bernadine a first name.

Bernardine British  

/ -ˌdiːn, ˈbɜːnədɪn /

noun

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

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adjective

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

   2. of or relating to Saint Bernard of Clairvaux

Example Sentences

Mr. Dohrn writes of Bernardine Dohrn’s life in the late 1960s:

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

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

From BBC • Mar. 5, 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

"I will never change my decision," said Bernardine.

From Jolly Sally Pendleton Or, the Wife Who Was Not a Wife by Libbey, Laura Jean