Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A member of the main branch of Cistercian monks, characterized by austerity and a commitment to silence, established in 1664 at La Trappe Monastery in northwest France.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A member of a monastic body, a branch of the Cistercian order.
- noun In ornithology, a South American puff-bird or fissirostral barbet of the genus Monasa (or Monacha). Also called
nun-bird . Both are book-names, given from the somber plumage, which also suggested Monasa. See cut undernun-bird . - Of or pertaining to the Trappists.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (R. C. Ch.) A monk belonging to a branch of the Cistercian Order, which was established by Armand de Rancé in 1660 at the monastery of La Trappe in Normandy. Extreme austerity characterizes their discipline. They were introduced permanently into the United States in 1848, and have monasteries in Iowa and Kentucky.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A
monk of the order of Cistercians of the Strict Observance (a branch of theCistercians Roman Catholic religious brotherhood that use a particularly strict interpretation of the Rule of St Benedict). - adjective Of or relating to this monastic order.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun member of an order of monks noted for austerity and a vow of silence
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Examples
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The abbey belongs to the Austro-Hungarian Congregation Communis observantiœ in which the observance, both as regards spirit and tradition, is allied far more closely to that of the Black Monks of St. Benedict, than to the reform of Abbot de Rancé, commonly known as the Trappist
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The pour: The Trappist is the opposite of a hole-in-the-wall.
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The pour: The Trappist is the opposite of a hole-in-the-wall.
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Recently a place called the Trappist opened in Oakland.
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It mean something in the way that "Trappist" means something.
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It mean something in the way that "Trappist" means something.
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In the meantime, it suffices to say that only a very, very few breweries in the world can call themselves "Trappist".
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Of course, other breweries can produce similar beers, but none can be called "Trappist" or, even "trappist-style".
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In the meantime, it suffices to say that only a very, very few breweries in the world can call themselves "Trappist".
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The term "Trappist" is more of an appellation than a specific style.
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