Premonstratensian

British  

/ ˌpriːˌmɒnstrəˈtɛnsɪən /

noun

1. 1. a member of a religious order founded at Prémontré in N France in 1120 by St Norbert (about 1080–1134)

   2. ( as modifier )

      a Premonstratensian canon

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Etymology

Origin of Premonstratensian

C17: from Medieval Latin ( locus ) praemonstrātus the place foreshown, because it was said to have been prophetically pointed out by St Norbert

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Example Sentences

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Premonstratensian

Twenty miles by rail W. S. W. of the town is situated Csorna, a village with a Premonstratensian abbey, whose archives contain numerous valuable historical documents.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 7 "Gyantse" to "Hallel" by Various

One understood why as one stood in the riverside garden of the great Premonstratensian Monastery which is now the hospital and the general asylum of the town.

From Fighting France, from Dunkerque to Belfort by Edith Wharton

The only other houses as old as Robertsbridge are those of Otham and Dureford, houses of Premonstratensian Canons, neither in the heart of the Weald, and both dating from the twelfth century.

From England of My Heart : Spring by Edward Hutton

The Premonstratensian order was a reform on the Augustinian, and the Cluniacensian, Tyronensian, and Cistercian orders, reforms on the Benedictine order.

From Scottish Cathedrals and Abbeys by Dugald Butler

The special constitutions of the order were largely taken from those of the Premonstratensian canons and of the Cistercians.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 1 "Gichtel, Johann" to "Glory" by Various

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