Random word

Cîteaux is an English word starting with the letter C. With 10+ example sentences you'll see exactly how it works in context.

Rare word

Cîteaux in a sentence

Using Cîteaux

  • In the example corpus, cîteaux often appears in combinations such as: of cîteaux, to cîteaux, cîteaux was.

Context around Cîteaux

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 23 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 10 middle, 4 end
  • Sentence types: 15 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Corpus analysis for Cîteaux

  • In this selection, "cîteaux" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 23 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, reform, see, formerly, latin and elected stand out and add context to how "cîteaux" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include abbey of cîteaux and abbot of cîteaux was always. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "cîteaux" sits close to words such as aaronson, abai and abass, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with cîteaux

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

The Abbot of Cîteaux was the president of the chapter. (10 words)

Cîteaux, formerly spelled Cisteaux, is the mother house of the Cistercian order. (12 words)

The great church of Cîteaux Abbey, begun in around 1140, was completed in 1193. (14 words)

So great, however, was the resistance, and so serious the disturbances that ensued, that the attempt to reform Cîteaux itself and the general body of the houses had again to be abandoned, and only local projects of reform could be carried out. (42 words)

The initial successes of the new order in the Spanish Reconquista were brilliant, and the arrangement was approved by the General Chapter at Cîteaux and successive popes, giving the Knights of Calatrava their definitive rule in 1187. (37 words)

Tobin, pp 46 That same year, a charismatic young Burgundinian nobleman named Bernard arrived at Cîteaux with 35 of his relatives and friends to join the monastery. (27 words)

Example sentences (15)

Calatrava was not subject to Cîteaux, but to Fitero's mother-house, the Cistercian Abbey of Morimond in Burgundy.

Cîteaux, formerly spelled Cisteaux, is the mother house of the Cistercian order.

He had a predominant influence and the power of enforcing everywhere exact conformity to Cîteaux in all details of the exterior life observance, chant, and customs.

Hollister, p 209–10 Stephen handed over the west wing of Cîteaux to a large group of lay brethren to cultivate the farms.

In case of any divergence of view at the chapter, the side taken by the Abbot of Cîteaux was always to prevail.

In the year 1119, Bernard was present at the first general chapter of the order convoked by Stephen of Cîteaux.

Letters of Sebastiano on the subject: citation At the same time as he was named Archbishop, Cardinal Giulio was granted the Abbey of Cîteaux.

On March 21, 1098, Robert's small group acquired a plot of marshland just south of Dijon called Cîteaux (Latin: "Cistercium".

Advertentie

Read, pp 94–95 The remaining monks of Cîteaux elected Alberic as their abbot, under whose leadership the abbey would find its grounding.

So great, however, was the resistance, and so serious the disturbances that ensued, that the attempt to reform Cîteaux itself and the general body of the houses had again to be abandoned, and only local projects of reform could be carried out.

The Abbot of Cîteaux was the president of the chapter.

The great church of Cîteaux Abbey, begun in around 1140, was completed in 1193.

The initial successes of the new order in the Spanish Reconquista were brilliant, and the arrangement was approved by the General Chapter at Cîteaux and successive popes, giving the Knights of Calatrava their definitive rule in 1187.

The monks of the abbey of Cluny were unhappy to see Cîteaux take the lead role among the religious orders of the Roman Catholic Church.

Tobin, pp 46 That same year, a charismatic young Burgundinian nobleman named Bernard arrived at Cîteaux with 35 of his relatives and friends to join the monastery.

Advertentie

Common combinations with cîteaux

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "cîteaux" in a sentence?
An example: "Calatrava was not subject to Cîteaux, but to Fitero's mother-house, the Cistercian Abbey of Morimond in Burgundy." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "cîteaux" from authentic English texts.
How many example sentences with "cîteaux" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "cîteaux", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.