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Cistercian

noun [C], adjective
 
 
/sɪˈstɜː.ʃən/ US  /-ˈstɝː-/

Definition

(a member) of a particular Christian order noun (= religious group): The Cistercian Order was started in France in 1098. Cistercian monks and nuns take a vow of silence.The Roman Catholic ChurchChristian denominations
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