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Definition of Cistercian
1. Noun. Member of an order of monks noted for austerity and a vow of silence.
Definition of Cistercian
1. n. A monk of the prolific branch of the Benedictine Order, established in 1098 at Cîteaux, in France, by Robert, abbot of Molesme. For two hundred years the Cistercians followed the rule of St. Benedict in all its rigor.
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