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| Cis·ter·cian [ si stúrsh'n ] |
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relating to religious group: relating to an austere contemplative Christian order of monks and nuns founded by reformist Benedictines in 1098
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noun (plural Cis·ter·cians) |
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monk or nun: a member of the Cistercian order of monks and nuns
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| [15th century. < French cistercien< Latin Cistercium "Cîteaux," near Dijon, France] |
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