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Cistercian
see synonyms of cistercianNoun
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Cistercian
see synonyms of cisterciannoun
a. Also called: White Monk
a member of a Christian order of monks and nuns founded in 1098, which follows an especially strict form of the Benedictine rule
b.
(as modifier)
a Cistercian monk
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Cistercian
see synonyms of cistercian adjective
1.
designating or of a monastic order following a strict interpretation of the Benedictine rule
noun
2.
a Cistercian monk or nun
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Cistercian
see synonyms of cisterciann.
A member of a contemplative monastic order founded by reformist Benedictines in France in 1098.
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