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Cistercian

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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
Cistercian /sɪˈstəːʃ(ə)n/

▶noun a monk or nun of an order that is a stricter branch of the Benedictines. ▶adjective relating to the Cistercians.

– origin from Fr. cistercien, from Cistercium, the L. name of Cîteaux near Dijon in France, where the order was founded.

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