Bernardine

American  

[bur-ner-din, -deen] / ˈbɜr nər dɪn, -ˌdin /

adjective

1. of or relating to St. Bernard of Clairvaux.

2. of or relating to the Cistercians.

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noun

1. a Cistercian.

2. Also Bernadine a first name.

Bernardine British  

/ -ˌdiːn, ˈbɜːnədɪn /

noun

1. a monk of one of the reformed and stricter branches of the Cistercian order

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adjective

1. 1. of or relating to this branch of the Cistercians

   2. of or relating to Saint Bernard of Clairvaux

Example Sentences

Lviv regional head Maksym Kozytskyi said the Bernardine monastery, a 16th-Century Unesco site, was damaged.

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026

His wife, Bernardine, who was Murray’s high school prom date and the daughter of his childhood pastor, died in 2013.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2024

Henry, the posh-and-prim royal heir is fittingly reading a work of fiction by British author Bernardine Evaristo.

From Salon • Aug. 19, 2023

It is well known for capping literary careers and making new stars, with recent winners including Margaret Atwood, Bernardine Evaristo and Douglas Stuart.

From New York Times • Jul. 26, 2022

In the church of the Holy Ghost, in the church of the Bernardines, and in the cloister of Bernardine nuns, recently erected by Pani Muskovski, it was ordered to ring the bells.

From The Deluge, Vol. I. (of 2) An Historical Novel of Poland, Sweden, and Russia. by Sienkiewicz, Henryk