c. 1600, "pertaining to the Cistercian order of monks," with -an + Medieval Latin Cistercium (French Cîteaux), site of an abbey near Dijon, where the monastic order was founded 1098 by Robert of Molesme. As a noun, "monk of the Cistercian order," from 1610s.
双语例句
1. This Cistercian abbey in Catalonia is one of the largest in Spain.
波夫莱特修道院属于西多会修道院,是西班牙最大的修道院之一.
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2. More than 530 Cistercian houses had been established across Europe by the year 1200.
