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Trappist

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Trap·pist  (trpst)
n.
A member of the main branch of Cistercian monks, characterized by austerity and a vow of silence, established in 1664 at La Trappe Monastery in northwest France.

Trappist adj.

Trappist [ˈtræpɪst]
n
(Christianity / Roman Catholic Church)
a.  a member of a branch of the Cistercian order of Christian monks, the Reformed Cistercians of the Strict Observance which originated at La Trappe in France in 1664. They are noted for their rule of silence
b.  (as modifier) a Trappist monk

Trappist
a member of a Roman Catholic monastic order, a branch of the Cistercians, observing an austere, reformed rule, including a vow of silence. — Trappist, adj.
See also: Monks and Nuns
a member of a Roman Catholic monastic order, a branch of the Cistercians, observing an austere, reformed rule, including a vow of silence; named after the monastery at La Trappe, France, where the reformed rule was introduced in 1664. — Trappist, adj.
See also: Catholicism
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.TrappistTrappist - member of an order of monks noted for austerity and a vow of silence
monastic, monk - a male religious living in a cloister and devoting himself to contemplation and prayer and work
Translations
Trappist [ˈtræpɪst]
A. ADJtrapense
B. Ntrapense m
C. CPD Trappist monk Nmonje m trapense
Trappist
n (also Trappist monk)Trappist m
Trappist [ˈtræpɪst]
1. adjtrappista m
2. ntrappista m

Trappist [ˈtræpɪst]
1. adjtrappista m
2. ntrappista m


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Turn Chartreux or Trappist, and relate your secrets, but, as for me, I do not like any one who is alarmed by such phantasms, and I do not choose that my servants should be afraid to walk in the garden of an evening.
 
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