Trappist
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From French trappiste, from La Trappe Abbey, the monastery where the order was originated.
Noun
[edit]Trappist (plural Trappists)
- A monk or nun of the Order of Cistercians of the Strict Observance (a branch of the Cistercians Roman Catholic religious brotherhood that use a particularly strict interpretation of the Rule of St Benedict).
Synonyms
[edit]Translations
[edit]a monk or nun of the Order of Cistercians of the Strict Observance
Adjective
[edit]Trappist (not comparable)
- Of or relating to this monastic order.