Trappist

[ trap-ist ]

/ ˈtræp ɪst /

noun

Roman Catholic Church. a member of a branch of the Cistercian order, observing the austere reformed rule established at La Trappe in 1664.

adjective

of or relating to the Trappists.

Origin of Trappist

First recorded in 1805–15, Trappist is from the French word trappiste, based on the name of the monastery. See La Trappe, -ist

Example sentences from the Web for trappists

So even asceticism became brotherly; and the Trappists were sociable even when they were silent.

Orthodoxy |G. K. Chesterton
How I should like him to lay his next scene in a community of Trappists!

Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 159, July 28th, 1920 |Various
Some Trappists are there established, conscientiously practising their religious suicide.

English Conferences of Ernest Renan |Ernest Renan
The Trappists have a book of gestures, and are often allowed to converse by signs.

The Garden Of Allah |Robert Hichens

Sometimes I vowed to die beside her; sometimes to bury myself at Meilleraye among the Trappists.

The Lily of the Valley |Honore de Balzac

British Dictionary definitions for trappists

Trappist

/ (ˈtræpɪst) /

noun

a member of a branch of the Cistercian order of Christian monks, the Reformed Cistercians of the Strict Observance which originated at La Trappe in France in 1664. They are noted for their rule of silence
(as modifier)a Trappist monk

Cultural definitions for trappists

Trappists

A strict order of monks in the Roman Catholic Church.

notes for Trappists

Until recent years, Trappists took a vow of silence, under which they were rarely allowed to speak to one another. They were allowed to speak only during worship, to their superiors, and to guests at their monasteries.

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