Cluniac
Definition of Cluniac
: of or relating to the Cluniacs
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Origin and Etymology of cluniac
Medieval Latin Cluniacus, from Abbey of Cluny, Cluny, France + Latin -acus, adjective suffix, from Greek -akos
Cluniac
Definition of Cluniac
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: a monk of a reformed Benedictine congregation established in 910 at Cluny, France
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