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  3  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Trappist  \Trap"pist\,  n.  [F.  trappiste.]  (R.  C.  Ch.) 
  A  monk  belonging  to  a  branch  of  the  Cistercian  Order  which 
  was  established  by  Armand  de  Ranc['e]  in  1660  at  the 
  monastery  of  La  Trappe  in  Normandy.  Extreme  austerity 
  characterizes  their  discipline.  They  were  introduced 
  permanently  into  the  United  States  in  1848,  and  have 
  monasteries  in  Iowa  and  Kentucky. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  Trappist 
  n  :  member  of  an  order  of  monks  noted  for  austerity  and  a  vow  of 
  silence  [syn:  {Trappist},  {Cistercian}] 
 
  From  U.S.  Gazetteer  (1990)  [gazetteer]: 
 
  Trappist,  KY 
  Zip  code(s):  40051 




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