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Cistercian

[ si-stur-shuhn ]

noun

  1. a member of an order of monks and nuns founded in 1098 at Citeaux, near Dijon, France, under the rule of St. Benedict.


adjective

  1. of or relating to the Cistercians.

Cistercian

/ sɪˈstɜːʃən /

noun

    1. Also calledWhite Monk a member of a Christian order of monks and nuns founded in 1098, which follows an especially strict form of the Benedictine rule
    2. ( as modifier )

      a Cistercian monk

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Other Words From

  • Cis·tercian·ism noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of Cistercian1

1595–1605; < Medieval Latin Cisterciānus < Latin Cisterci ( um ) placename (now Cîteaux ) + -ānus -an
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Word History and Origins

Origin of Cistercian1

C17: from French Cistercien, from Medieval Latin Cisterciānus, from Cistercium (modern Cîteaux ), original home of the order
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Example Sentences

Even the storied Red Burgundies made by Cistercian monks were dark pink.

Had not he, vowed as he was to the stern Cistercian rule, two wives?

He was dressed in the white robe of a Cistercian, with the black scapulary of the order.

The annals of the Cistercian house of Waverley, near Farnham, go down to 1291.

The monastery was built, we are told, in the time of King John, by a number of Cistercian monks.

The severity of the Cistercian discipline was excessive, and only drove monks out of the order.

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