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TRAPPIST
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• TRAPPIST (noun)
The noun TRAPPIST has 1 sense:
1. member of an order of monks noted for austerity and a vow of silence
Familiarity information: TRAPPIST used as a noun is very rare.
Sense 1
Meaning:
Member of an order of monks noted for austerity and a vow of silence
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Cistercian; Trappist
Hypernyms ("Trappist" is a kind of...):
monastic; monk (a male religious living in a cloister and devoting himself to contemplation and prayer and work)
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