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Webster 1913 Edition
Trappist
Trap′pist
,Noun.
[F.
trappiste
.] (R. C. Ch.)
A monk belonging to a branch of the Cistercian Order, which was established by
Armand de Rancé
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. Definition 2024
Trappist
Trappist
English
Noun
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
Translations
a monk or nun of the Order of Cistercians of the Strict Observance
Adjective
Trappist (not comparable)
- Of or relating to this monastic order.