Cluniacadj.n.
/ˈkluːnɪak/, U.S. /ˈkluniˌæk/ A. adj.
Belonging to the monastery of Cluny or Clugny, near Mâcon in France.
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1631 J. Weever Anc. Funerall Monuments 281 Monkes Cluniacks.
B. n.
A monk of Cluny, or of the order which subsequently developed from it, and separated in the 11th cent. from the Benedictines.
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Cluner?1518
Cluniac1884
Cluniacensian1884
Clunist1888
1884 19th Cent. Jan. 109 The Cluniacs, who were the reformed Benedictines.
Derivatives
Cluniaˈcensian n.
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society > faith > church government > monasticism > religious order > Order of St. Benedict > [noun] > Cluniac
Cluner?1518
Cluniac1884
Cluniacensian1884
Clunist1888
1884 P. Schaff et al. Relig. Encycl. III. 2290 The Cluniacensians [built] a monastery [on Mt. Tabor].
ˈClunist n.
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society > faith > church government > monasticism > religious order > Order of St. Benedict > [noun] > Cluniac
Cluner?1518
Cluniac1884
Cluniacensian1884
Clunist1888
1888 Sir G. F. Duckett Archives of Cluni I. 79 The Clunists and their formidable rivals, the Cistercians.
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