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Date: 1800-1900
Language: French
Origin: trappiste, from La Trappe monastery in northern France where the society was formed

Trappist

 noun
     
Related topics: Christianity
Trap‧pist [countable]
RRC a member of a Catholic religious group who live together, follow strict rules, and do not speak
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