The symbolism behind this Cistercian chapel's sculptural motifs is still not completely understood.
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Cistercian
//sɪsˈtɜː(ɹ)ʃən//
Synonyms for "cistercian" (8 found)
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Noun(1 words)
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Related words (4)
Noun(2 words)
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20 translations across 19 languages.
Catalan
1 entries- cistercenc noun (member of the Cistercian Order)
Czech
1 entries- cisterciák noun (member of the Cistercian Order)
Dutch
1 entries- cisterciënzer noun (member of the Cistercian Order)
Esperanto
1 entries- cisterciano noun (member of the Cistercian Order)
French
1 entries- cistercien noun (member of the Cistercian Order)
German
2 entries- Zisterzienser noun (member of the Cistercian Order)
- Zisterzienserin noun (member of the Cistercian Order)
Greek
1 entries- Κιστερκιανός noun (member of the Cistercian Order)
Hungarian
1 entries- ciszterci szerzetes noun (member of the Cistercian Order)
Irish
1 entries- Cistéirseach noun (member of the Cistercian Order)
Italian
1 entries- cistercense noun (member of the Cistercian Order)
Korean
1 entries- 시토회 수도사 noun (member of the Cistercian Order)
Latin
1 entries- Cisterciensis noun (member of the Cistercian Order)
Polish
1 entries- cysters noun (member of the Cistercian Order)
Portuguese
1 entries- cisterciense noun (member of the Cistercian Order)
Romanian
1 entries- cistercian noun (member of the Cistercian Order)
Russian
1 entries- цистерциа́нец noun (member of the Cistercian Order)
Slovak
1 entries- cistercián noun (member of the Cistercian Order)
Spanish
1 entries- cisterciense noun (member of the Cistercian Order)
Welsh
1 entries- Sistersaidd noun (member of the Cistercian Order)
Sample sentences
3 total sentences available.
Trappist monasteries are also called Cistercian monasteries, and they follow the Rule of St. Benedict.
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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'.
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