trappist
IPA: trˈæpɪst
Root Word: Trappist
noun
- A monk or nun of the Order of Cistercians of the Strict Observance (a branch of the Cistercians Roman Catholic religious brotherhood that use a particularly strict interpretation of the Rule of St Benedict).
adjective
- Of or relating to this monastic order.
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Examples of "trappist" in Sentences
- The town has a trappist monastery...
- Trappist beer is not given away free.
- The Trappist have built a new monastery.
- Trappist is a designation of origin, not a style.
- This is a category for articles related to the Trappist beers.
- Before this, the Trappist founder did impose abstinence, but no more.
- A further column should deal with sub classifications, such as trappist.
- A reason why Merton's joining the Trappists was an epochal event for them.
- One of the many beers with the high prestige is that of the Trappist monks.