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Gilbertine

adj · noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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adj

Meaning 1

Of or pertaining to this order.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

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noun

Meaning 2

A member of the Gilbertine Order, an English religious order founded around 1130 in Sempringham, Lincolnshire.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: Catholicism, Christianity

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History

Etymology

From Gilbert + -ine. Named after Gilbert of Sempringham (c. 1085 – 1189), who founded the order.