Cistercian
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English OnlineLDOCE OnlineCis·ter·cian /səˈstɜːʃən $ -ɜːr-/ noun a monk (=member of an all-male Christian religious group) belonging to a group that started in France in 1098. The Cistercians follow the rules of St Benedict, which include little sleep, hard work, and not eating, but they do this even more strictly than the Benedictines. —Cistercian adjective a Cistercian monastery
Cis·ter·cian nounSyllable
Cistercian
Cis‧ter‧cian /səˈstɜːʃən, sɪˈstɜːʃən $ -ɜːr-/
noun
a monk (=member of an all-male Christian religious group) belonging to a group that started in France in 1098. The Cistercians follow the rules of St Benedict, which include little sleep, hard work, and not eating, but they do this even more strictly than the Benedictines.
—Cistercian adjective:
a Cistercian monastery
Cis‧ter‧cian /səˈstɜːʃən, sɪˈstɜːʃən $ -ɜːr-/
nouna monk (=member of an all-male Christian religious group) belonging to a group that started in France in 1098. The Cistercians follow the rules of St Benedict, which include little sleep, hard work, and not eating, but they do this even more strictly than the Benedictines.
—Cistercian adjective: