Definition of trappists Trappists
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What does trappists mean?
Wiktionary 
- trappists (Noun)
Plural of Trappist.
Part of speech
🔤- trappists, noun, plural of trappist.
WordNet
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| trappist - member of an order of monks noted for austerity and a vow of silence | ||
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Wiktionary
- trappist (Noun)
A monk 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 of St Rule of St Benedict . - trappist (Adjective)
Of or relating to this monastic order.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- trappist (n.)
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.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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trappist
trap′ist, n. a member of a monastic body, a branch of the Cistercians, noted for the extreme austerity of the rule—so named from the abbey of La Trappe in the French department of Orne.—n. Trap′pistine, a nun of this order of La Trappe
Part of speech
🔤- trappist, noun, singular of trappists.
