Meaning Of The Word Maurist

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Maurist in American English
noun: a member of the Benedictine “Congregation of St. Maur,” founded in France in 1618, distinguished for its scholarship and literary works: suppressed during the French Revolution

Maurist in British English
noun: a member of a congregation of French Benedictine monks founded in 1621 and noted for its scholarly work

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