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Cistercian

//sɪsˈtɜː(ɹ)ʃən// adj, noun

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of the Cistercian Order and its members.

    "At some unknown point during the twelfth century the problem of waking up at night at the right time to ring the bell was solved, because, in a new version of the Rule for Cistercian monks, it says that the sacrist 'roused by the sound of the clock shall ring the church bell'."

Noun
  1. 1
    A member of a monastic order which follows the Benedictine rule and emphasizes silent contemplative prayer.
  2. 2
    member of an order of monks noted for austerity and a vow of silence wordnet

Etymology

Etymology 1

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

Etymology 2

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

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