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1. (n.) Trappist
a member of a branch of the Cistercian order, observing the austere reformed rule established at the abbey of La Trappe in France in 1664.
2. (adj.) Trappist
of or pertaining to the Trappists.
Etymology: (1805–15)
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1. (noun) Trappist, Cistercian
member of an order of monks noted for austerity and a vow of silence
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1. (noun) trappist
a monk belonging to a branch of the Cistercian Order, which was established by Armand de Rance in 1660 at the monastery of La Trappe in Normandy. Extreme austerity characterizes their discipline. They were introduced permanently into the United States in 1848, and have monasteries in Iowa and Kentucky
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