Trappist
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Trap·pist (trăp'ĭst) 
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n.
A member of the main branch of Cistercian monks, characterized by austerity and a vow of silence, established in 1664 at La Trappe Monastery in northwest France.
Trappist Trap'pist adj.
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The noun has one meaning:
Meaning #1:
member of an order of monks noted for austerity and a vow of silence
Synonym: Cistercian
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 | Trapistine |
| Port Salut (semihard) |
| Merton, Thomas (American Trappist monk and writer) |
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