Look up: cistercian

1. Cistercian
   Religious of the Order of Cîteaux, a Benedictine reform, established at Cîteaux in 1098 by St. Robert, Abbot of Molesme in the Diocese of Langres, for the purpose of restoring as far as possible the literal observance of the Rule of St. Benedict.
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2. Cistercian
   A monk, or lay brother or nun, of the Cistercian Order. They wore white so were called the White Monks. The Cistercians were a reforming order of the Church, who sought to reform the church through spiritual and physical hardship, from 1098AD. This was first achieved at Citeaux from where the order...
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3. Cistercian
   Cis·ter'cian noun [ Late Latin Cistercium . French Cîteaux , a convent not far from Dijon, in France: confer French cistercien .] (Eccl.) A monk of the prolific branch of the Benedictine Order, established in 1098 at Cîteau...
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4. Cistercian
   • (a.) Of or pertaining to the Cistercians. • (n.) A monk of the prolific branch of the Benedictine Order, established in 1098 at Citeaux, 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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5. Cistercian
   member of a Roman Catholic monastic order that was founded in 1098 and named after the original establishment at Cîteaux (Latin: Cistercium), a ... [15 related articles]
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