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Maurist

Mau·rist [ máwrist ] (plural Mau·rists)


noun 
Definition:
 
Benedictine monk: a member of a group of French Benedictine monks, founded in 1618 and dissolved during the French Revolution, who were renowned for their great scholarship, especially in hagiography

[Late 18th century. After St. Maur, 6th century disciple of St. Benedict]
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