Cisterciannoun [ C ], adjective
uk/sɪˈstɜː.ʃən/us/sɪˈstɝː.ʃən/(a member) of a particular Christian order noun (= religious group):
The Cistercian Order was started in France in 1098.
Cistercian monks and nuns take a vow of silence.
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