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Cistercian [sɪˈstɜːʃən] n
(Christianity / Roman Catholic Church) a. a member of a Christian order of monks and nuns founded in 1098, which follows an especially strict form of the Benedictine rule Also called White Monk b. (as modifier) a Cistercian monk [from French Cistercien, from Medieval Latin Cisterciānus, from Cistercium (modern Cîteaux), original home of the order] ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms Translations How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| It had been a Cistercian Convent in old days, when the Smithfield, which is contiguous to it, was a tournament ground. He was obviously an ecclesiastic of high rank; his dress was that of a Cistercian Monk, but composed of materials much finer than those which the rule of that order admitted. They had rambled round by a road which led to the well-known ruins of the Cistercian abbey behind the mill, the latter having, in centuries past, been attached to the monastic establishment. |
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