Definitions for Cistercian

Cistercian Cis·ter·cian

Spelling: [si-stur-shuh n]
IPA: /sɪˈstɜr ʃən/

Cistercian is a 10 letter English word.

You can make 747 anagrams from letters in Cistercian (acceiinrst).

Definitions for Cistercian

noun

  1. a member of an order of monks and nuns founded in 1098 at Citeaux, near Dijon, France, under the rule of St. Benedict.

adjective

  1. of or relating to the Cistercians.

Origin of Cistercian

1595-1605; Medieval Latin Cisterciānus Latin Cisterci(um) placename (now Cîteaux) + -ānus -an

Examples for Cistercian

Other bulls secured by Cistercian nunneries in England are printed by Dugdale.

The Cistercian abbey of Ourscamp is now a cotton spinning mill.

At length he settled at Hampole, where was a Cistercian nunnery.

Some of the Cistercian abbeys in Wales were the warmest supporters of Welsh independence.

Some of the Cistercian monasteries in Ireland refused to admit any Englishman.

It was once a real abbey, founded for Cistercian monks in 1200.

I speak of St. Bernard, the champion of the Cistercian order.

This is famous on account of its Cistercian monastery, founded in 1094.

Even the storied Red Burgundies made by Cistercian monks were dark pink.

With a Cistercian rule, perhaps they might have lasted longer.

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