Cistercian

Meanings

Noun

• A member of a monastic order which follows the Benedictine rule and emphasizes silent contemplative prayer.

Adjective

• Of, pertaining to or characteristic of the Cistercian Order and its members.

Related

Similar words

• White Monk

Narrower meaning words

• Trappist

Broader meaning words

• Benedictine

Origin

• From French cistercien, from Latin Cistercium ("Cîteaux"), after the place where the order was founded.