Trappists

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1. A strict order of monks in the Roman Catholic Church.

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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.

Example Sentences

That seemed to point to the Trappists—more formally, the Order of Cistercians of the Strict Observance—and eventually to the Trappists he went.

From The New Yorker

And because Trappists see their lifestyle as a vocation, or a call from Jesus, they don’t actively recruit new members.

From New York Times

One of the Trappists’ offerings, a dark heavy beer with a 10.2% alcohol volume, has been repeatedly voted as the best beer in the world.

From The Guardian

Its focal point was the great mound—Monks Mound, it is now called, named after a group of Trappists who lived nearby in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries.

From Literature

Not all of the women who make the candy are Trappists.

From Washington Times