Home › Words › C › cistercianismcistercianismcistercianism means the beliefs and practices of the Cistercian monastic order.EtymologyFrom Cistercian + -ism.nounThe beliefs and practices of the Cistercian monastic order.e.g.“[…] maximism of the Cluniacs on the one hand and the minimism of puritanic Cistercianism on the other.” — 1918, Edmund Bishop, Liturgica Historica, page 229:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.cistercian 72% match — A member of a monastic order which follows the Benedictine rule and emphasizes silent contemplative prayer. vs cistercianism →benedictinism 71% match — The practices and beliefs of the Benedictine order. vs cistercianism →conventualism 62% match — The beliefs and practices of the Conventuals, a Franciscan order. vs cistercianism →carthusianism 61% match — The religious beliefs of the Carthusians. vs cistercianism →cenobitism 61% match — The state of being a cenobite; the belief or practice of a cenobite. vs cistercianism →mennonitism 61% match — The beliefs and practices of Mennonites. vs cistercianism →churchism 60% match — Strict adherence to the forms or principles of some church organization; sectarianism. vs cistercianism →cultism 59% match — The system or practice of a cult. vs cistercianism →