Associations to the word «Cistercian»

Wiktionary

CISTERCIAN, noun. A member of a monastic order, related to the Benedictines, who hold a vow of silence

Dictionary definition

CISTERCIAN, noun. Member of an order of monks noted for austerity and a vow of silence.

Wise words

Life has no meaning unless one lives it with a will, at least to the limit of one's will. Virtue, good, evil are nothing but words, unless one takes them apart in order to build something with them; they do not win their true meaning until one knows how to apply them.
Paul Gauguin