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Trappist
(n.)
A monk belonging to a branch of the Cistercian Order,
which was established by Armand de Rance 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.