Cistercian

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Cistercian
       n : member of an order of monks noted for austerity and a vow of
           silence [syn: {Trappist}]