CISTERCIAN

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Member of an order of monks noted for austerity and a vow of silence

Synonyms:

Cistercian; Trappist

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("Cistercian" is a kind of...):

monastic; monk (a male religious living in a cloister and devoting himself to contemplation and prayer and work)