ALL meanings of cistercian
Cis·ter·cian
C c - noun cistercian a member of a Christian order of monks and nuns founded in 1098, which follows an especially strict form of the Benedictine rule 3
- noun cistercian (as modifier) 3
- adjective cistercian designating or of a monastic order following a strict interpretation of the Benedictine rule 3
- noun cistercian a Cistercian monk or nun 3
- noun cistercian a member of an order of monks and nuns founded in 1098 at Citeaux, near Dijon, France, under the rule of St. Benedict. 1
- adjective cistercian of or relating to the Cistercians. 1
- noun cistercian A member of a monastic order, related to the Benedictines, who hold a vow of silence. 0