Trappist

3 definitions found

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

  Trappist \Trap"pist\, n. [F. trappiste.] (R. C. Ch.)
     A monk belonging to a branch of the Cistercian Order, which
     was established by Armand de Ranc['e] in 1660 at the
     monastery of La Trappe in Normandy. Extreme austerity
     characterizes their discipline. They were introduced
     permanently into the United States in 1848, and have


     monasteries in Iowa and Kentucky.
     [1913 Webster]
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

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

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:

  Trappist, KY
    Zip code(s): 40051