— Cistercianism , n.
/si sterr"sheuhn/ , n.
1. a member of an order of monks and nuns founded in 1098 at Citeaux, near Dijon, France, under the rule of St. Benedict.
adj.
2. of or pertaining to the Cistercians.
[ 1595-1605; Cistercianus Cisterci ( um ) placename (now Cîteaux ) + -anus -AN ]