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Definition of: Bernard
(bûr′nərd, bər·närd′)
A masculine personal name. Also Fr. Ber·nard (ber·nár′) or Ber·nar·din (ber·nár·da′), Ital., Sp. Ber·nar·do (Ital. ber·när′dō, Sp. -thō), Lat. Ber·nar·dus (bər·när′dəs). [<OHG, hardy bear]
—Bernard of Clairvaux, Saint,
1091–1153, French Cistercian monk, founder of the monastery of Clairvaux.
—Bernard of Cluny,
1122–56, French Benedictine monk and hymn writer.
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