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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: Cistercian n : member of an order of monks noted for austerity and a vow of silence [syn: {Trappist}, {Cistercian}]
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