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Cistercian

Cis·ter·cian [ si stúrsh'n ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
relating to religious group: relating to an austere contemplative Christian order of monks and nuns founded by reformist Benedictines in 1098



noun  (plural Cis·ter·cians)
Definition:
 
monk or nun: a member of the Cistercian order of monks and nuns

[15th century. < French cistercien< Latin Cistercium "Cîteaux," near Dijon, France]
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