A member of the Cistercian monastic order, distinguished by the wearing of a white or undyed habit.
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释义 | society > faith > church government > monasticism > religious order > Order of St. Benedict > [noun] > Cistercian (9) white monk?c1335 A member of the Cistercian monastic order, distinguished by the wearing of a white or undyed habit. pied monk1530 a member of either the Bernardine or the Cistercian order of monks, whose habit is a white tunic and a large black scapular. white cloak1610 a member of a religious order who wears a white habit; cf. white canon n., White Friar, n. 1, white monk, n. Bernardine1663 Of or pertaining to St. Bernard (abbot of Clairvaux in 1115), or to the monastic order bearing his name. n. A monk of this order; a Cistercian. Cistercian1663 A monk of this order. Subcategories:— female (1) — system of (1) — Trappist (2) |
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