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| Ber·nar·dine [ búrnə dn ] |
noun (plural Ber·nar·dines) |
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1. Cistercian monk: a Cistercian monk belonging to the branch of the Roman Catholic order reformed by St. Bernard of Clairvaux.
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2. nun: a nun belonging to a non-Cistercian Roman Catholic order that follows a rule based on the original Cistercian rule
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adjective |
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1. of Bernardine: relating to or characteristic of a Bernardine
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2. of St. Bernard: relating to or characteristic of St. Bernard of Clairvaux or his monastic reforms.
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