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Webster 1913 Edition

Noun.

[From

Maurus

, the favorite disciple of

St. Benedict

A member of the

Congregation of Saint Maur

, an offshoot of the

Benedictines

, originating in France in the early part of the seventeenth century. The

Maurists

have been distinguished for their interest in literature.

Maurist ‎(plural Maurists)

(historical) A member of the Congregation of St. Maur, a scholarly group of French Benedictines established in 1621.