Trappists

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A strict order of monks in the Roman Catholic Church.

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notes for Trappists

Until recent years, Trappists took a vow of silence, under which they were rarely allowed to speak to one another. They were allowed to speak only during worship, to their superiors, and to guests at their monasteries.

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How to use Trappists in a sentence

But, so far as I remember, the Trappists are themselves divided, and do not live under a uniform discipline.
En Route|J.-K. (Joris-Karl) Huysmans
And while he was dreaming, the clock struck; the two Trappists regained their stalls, while the others entered.
En Route|J.-K. (Joris-Karl) Huysmans
Sometimes I vowed to die beside her; sometimes to bury myself at Meilleraye among the Trappists.
The Lily of the Valley|Honore de Balzac
So even asceticism became brotherly; and the Trappists were sociable even when they were silent.
Orthodoxy|G. K. Chesterton

But so it is: the Whig Ministry, like martyr Trappists, have died rather than open their mouths.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 1, August 7, 1841|Various