religieuse

[ ruh-lee-zhyœz ]

noun,plural re·li·gieuses [ruh-lee-zhyœz]. /rə liˈʒyœz/. French.
  1. a woman belonging to a religious order, congregation, etc.

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religieuse

/ French (rəliʒjøz) /


noun
  1. a nun

Origin of religieuse

1
C18: feminine of religieux

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