cistercian

2 definitions found

cistercian - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Cistercian \Cis*ter"cian\, n. [LL. Cistercium. F. C[^i]teaux, a
     convent not far from Dijon, in France: cf. F. cistercien.]
     (Eccl.)
     A monk of the prolific branch of the Benedictine Order,
     established in 1098 at C[^i]teaux, in France, by Robert,
     abbot of Molesme. For two hundred years the Cistercians
     followed the rule of St. Benedict in all its rigor. -- a. Of
     or pertaining to the Cistercians.
     [1913 Webster]

cistercian - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  Cistercian
      n 1: member of an order of monks noted for austerity and a vow
           of silence [syn: Trappist, Cistercian]