Premonstratensian

British  

/ ˌpriːˌmɒnstrəˈtɛnsɪən /

noun

1. 1. a member of a religious order founded at Prémontré in N France in 1120 by St Norbert (about 1080–1134)

   2. ( as modifier )

      a Premonstratensian canon

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Etymology

Origin of Premonstratensian

C17: from Medieval Latin ( locus ) praemonstrātus the place foreshown, because it was said to have been prophetically pointed out by St Norbert

Example Sentences

At Premontre the buildings of the abbey, which was the cradle of the Premonstratensian order, are occupied by a lunatic asylum.

From The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 by Project Gutenberg

Almost from its foundation the Premonstratensian Order admitted women as well as men, and at first the two sexes lived in separate houses planted side by side.

From The Church and the Empire, Being an Outline of the History of the Church from A.D. 1003 to A.D. 1304 by Medley, D. J. (Dudley Julius)

His order received papal approbation in 1126, and thereafter it spread rapidly throughout Europe; two hundred years later there were no less than seventeen hundred Norbertine or Premonstratensian monasteries.

From Historia Calamitatum by Abelard, Peter

The Premonstratensian Canons who followed the mild Augustinian rule differed from the Benedictines, and it was not in their genius to seize great rocks and convert them into fortresses.

From Impressions and Comments by Ellis, Havelock

The only other houses as old as Robertsbridge are those of Otham and Dureford, houses of Premonstratensian Canons, neither in the heart of the Weald, and both dating from the twelfth century.

From England of My Heart : Spring by Hutton, Edward