Cistercian (redirected from White Monk)

Cis·ter·cian  (s-stûrshn)

n.

A member of a contemplative monastic order founded by reformist Benedictines in France in 1098.

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[French Cistertien, from Medieval Latin Cistercium, Cîteaux, a village of eastern France, site of an abbey.]

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Cis·tercian adj.

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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]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

Cistercian - member of an order of monks noted for austerity and a vow of silence Trappist monastic, monk - a male religious living in a cloister and devoting himself to contemplation and prayer and work

Translations

Cistercian [sɪsˈtɜːʃən]

A. ADJ → cisterciense
Cistercian Order → Orden f del Císter

B. N → cisterciense m

Cistercian

n → Zisterzienser m

adj → Zisterzienser-

Cistercian [sɪˈstɜːʃən] adj & n → cistercense (m)