Cistercian
noun
Cis·ter·cian
si-ˈstər-shən 
: a member of a monastic order founded by St. Robert of Molesme in 1098 at Cîteaux, France, under Benedictine rule
Cistercian
adjective
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Echoing with the stories of nine centuries, the genesis of the Abbaye began in 1118, when a community of monks transformed the site, hidden within the forest, into a Cistercian Abbey.
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Angelina Villa-Clarke, Forbes, 23 Sep. 2024
The countryside aesthetic was a main driver for the four-year redesign of the 12th-century Cistercian Abbaye des Vaux de Cernay, an upscale getaway that opened in August and that sits on the edge of the Rambouillet forest in France.
—Sofia Celeste, WWD, 5 Sep. 2024
Fort Worth Trinity Valley came the closest to dethroning John Cooper last season, but will face stiff competition from Cistercian, Houston Christian and Fort Worth Country Day.
—Peter Rauterkus, Dallas News, 14 Aug. 2023
Only beers brewed in monasteries with the active involvement of Roman Catholic Cistercian monks are classified as Trappist products, and there is just one in Britain — Tynt Meadow, a dark English ale that is celebrating its fifth anniversary.
—Stephen Castle, New York Times, 11 July 2023
For all of her glamour, Coco Chanel was heavily influenced by her childhood years living at a Cistercian Abbey in Aubazine, Corrèze.
—Olivia Hosken, Town & Country, 1 Feb. 2022
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Angelina Villa-Clarke, Forbes, 23 Sep. 2024
The countryside aesthetic was a main driver for the four-year redesign of the 12th-century Cistercian Abbaye des Vaux de Cernay, an upscale getaway that opened in August and that sits on the edge of the Rambouillet forest in France.
—Sofia Celeste, WWD, 5 Sep. 2024
Fort Worth Trinity Valley came the closest to dethroning John Cooper last season, but will face stiff competition from Cistercian, Houston Christian and Fort Worth Country Day.
—Peter Rauterkus, Dallas News, 14 Aug. 2023
Only beers brewed in monasteries with the active involvement of Roman Catholic Cistercian monks are classified as Trappist products, and there is just one in Britain — Tynt Meadow, a dark English ale that is celebrating its fifth anniversary.
—Stephen Castle, New York Times, 11 July 2023
For all of her glamour, Coco Chanel was heavily influenced by her childhood years living at a Cistercian Abbey in Aubazine, Corrèze.
—Olivia Hosken, Town & Country, 1 Feb. 2022
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“Cistercian.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Cistercian. Accessed 3 Nov. 2025.
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