NOUN | person | Cistercian, Trappist | member of an order of monks noted for austerity and a vow of silence |
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Sounds | sihster'shahn | |
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Rhymes | Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn... |
Meaning | Member of an order of monks noted for austerity and a vow of silence. | |
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Synonym | Trappist | |
Broader | monk, monastic | A male religious living in a cloister and devoting himself to contemplation and prayer and work |
Spanish | cisterciense | |
Catalan | cistercenc |
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