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Premonstratensian

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Premonstratensian [ˌpriːˌmɒnstrəˈtɛnsɪən]
n
(Christianity / Roman Catholic Church)
a.  a member of a religious order founded at Prémontré in N France in 1120 by St Norbert (about 1080-1134)
b.  (as modifier) a Premonstratensian canon
[from Medieval Latin (locus) praemonstrātus the place foreshown, because it was said to have been prophetically pointed out by St Norbert]
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