Maurist

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Maurist

(ˈməʊrɪst)
n
(Ecclesiastical Terms) a member of a congregation of French Benedictine monks founded in 1621 and noted for its scholarly work
[C19: named after St Maurus, 6th-century disciple of St Benedict]
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