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

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

Anglo-Nigerian writer and author of the Booker Prize-winning novel Girl, Woman, Other, Bernardine Evaristo, said her contribution "invites us to reconsider Britain's deep history and origins in a way that challenges assumptions and provokes debate."

From BBC • Jan. 30, 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

Thus, for instance, within the past years was printed the "Evangeliarium, Epistolarium, et Lectionarium Aztecum", composed nearly three centuries and a half ago by a Spanish Franciscan named Bernardine Sahagyn.

From The Irish Ecclesiastical Record, Volume 1, April 1865 by Various