Cistercian

English Etymology From en fr cistercien, from en la Cistercium Cîteaux, after the place where the order was founded. Pronunciation en /sɪsˈtɜː(ɹ)ʃən/ /sɪsˈtɜː(ɹ)ʃi.ən/ Noun A member of a monastic order which follows the Benedictine rule and emphasizes silent contemplative prayer. en white monk#Noun en Benedictine#Noun < monk#Noun < religionist#Noun < person#Noun en Trappist#Noun Translations member of the Cistercian Order Catalan: ca cistercenc m Chinese: Mandarin: cmn 熙篤會修士 Xīdǔhuì xiūshì Czech: cs cisterciák m Dutch: nl cisterciënzer m Esperanto: eo cisterciano French: fr cistercien German: de Zisterzienser m, de Zisterzienserin f Greek: el Κιστερκιανός m Hungarian: hu ciszterci szerzetes Irish: ga Cistéirseach m Italian: it cistercense m Korean: ko 시토회 수도사 Latin: la Cisterciensis m Polish: pl cysters m Portuguese: pt cisterciense m Romanian: ro cistercian m Russian: ru цистерциа́нец m Slovak: sk cistercián m Spanish: es cisterciense m f Welsh: cy Sistersaidd m Adjective Of, pertaining to or characteristic of the Cistercian Order and its members. en 1978 Burke James James Burke (science historian) Connections Little, Brown and Company 128-129 9780316116817 At some unknown point during the twelfth century the problem of waking up at night at the right time to ring the bell was solved, because, in a new version of the Rule for Cistercian monks, it says that the sacrist 'roused by the sound of the clock shall ring the church bell'. Derived terms en Cistercianism en Monasticism Roman Catholicism