Cistercian

[ si-stur-shuh n ]

/ sɪˈstɜr ʃən /

a member of an order of monks and nuns founded in 1098 at Citeaux, near Dijon, France, under the rule of St. Benedict.

of or relating to the Cistercians.

Origin of Cistercian

1595–1605; < Medieval Latin Cisterciānus < Latin Cisterci(um) placename (now Cîteaux) + -ānus -an

Cis·ter·cian·ism, noun

Even the storied Red Burgundies made by Cistercian monks were dark pink.

Summer in a Glass: Everything’s Coming Up Rosés |Jordan Salcito |June 7, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Dining-halls of lawyers are not Cistercian; he was able to give me three distinct versions of the story of the Dauphin.

The Adventures of Harry Richmond, Complete |George Meredith
In the vicinity are the ruins of a Cistercian abbey (Louth Park).

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 17, Slice 1 |Various
These recesses developed into a small windowless room in the Cistercian houses.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 16, Slice 5 |Various

It was the very spot on which the Cistercian nunnery of Appleton was erected 600 years afterwards.

The Paladins of Edwin the Great |Clements R. Markham
Mazan has remains of a Cistercian abbey founded in the 12th century to which its vast church belongs.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 5 |Various

Cistercian

/ (sɪˈstɜːʃən) /

Also called: White Monk a member of a Christian order of monks and nuns founded in 1098, which follows an especially strict form of the Benedictine rule
(as modifier)a Cistercian monk

C17: from French Cistercien, from Medieval Latin Cisterciānus, from Cistercium (modern Cîteaux), original home of the order