Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for Bernardine
Bernardine, proper adj. [Germanic ber(n), bear (animal) + hard, hardy, brave, strong; Heb. 'resolute son'.]
Silent; reverent; quiet; saintly; holy; nun-like; according to the order of St. Bernard, an order of monks who wore white robes.
Return to page 21 of the letter “B”.