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Bernardine

Bernardine adjective: of or pertaining to Saint Bernard of Clairvaux, or to the Cistercian monks.

Adjective

Bernardine (comparative more Bernardine, superlative most Bernardine)

  1. Of or pertaining to Saint Bernard of Clairvaux, or to the Cistercian monks.
  2. Of or pertaining to other religious orders known as the Bernadines, such as the Bernadines of the Precious Blood

Noun

Bernardine (plural Bernardines)

  1. A Cistercian monk.
    Synonyms:
    Cistercian
  2. A member of various other religious orders known as the Bernardines

Proper noun

Bernardine

  1. A female given name from French.
    • Mother Mary Bernardine Purcell, Councilor General of the Sisters of Mercy of the Union in the United States of America, died yesterday in Stella Maris Hospice.1965 May 1, “Mother Bernardine of Sisters of Mercy”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC
    • The target, the sources said, was Jennifer E. Dohrn, 32 years old, a sister of Bernardine Rae Dohrn, one of the principal members of the Weather Underground, a collection of fugitive terrorists that has taken responsibility for numerous bombings in this country.1976 October 21, John M. Crewdson, “F.B.I.’s Break-In Ban Reported Violated”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC

Synonyms of Bernardine

Forms of Bernardine

Adjective
comparativemore Bernardine
superlativemost Bernardine
Noun
pluralBernardines

Origin of Bernardine

From French Bernardin or Latin Bernardīnus. By surface analysis, Bernard + -ine.

From French Bernardine. By surface analysis, Bernard + -ine. Piecewise doublet of Bernardina.

Questions about Bernardine

What does Bernardine mean?
Bernardine means of or pertaining to Saint Bernard of Clairvaux, or to the Cistercian monks.
What part of speech is Bernardine?
Bernardine can be an adjective, a noun or a proper noun.

Words near Bernardine in the dictionary

  1. Bernardezes
  2. Bernardi
  3. Bernardian
  4. Bernardin
  5. Bernardina
  6. Bernardine
  7. Bernardines
  8. Bernardini
  9. Bernardinis
  10. Bernardins
  11. Bernardis

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