CISTERCIAN


Meaning of CISTERCIAN in English

n. & adj.

n. a monk or nun of an order founded in 1098 as a stricter branch of the Benedictines.

adj. of the Cistercians.

[ F cistercien f. L Cistercium CŒteaux near Dijon in France, where the order was founded ]

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