religieuse

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noun

A nun.

OriginFrench religieuse →
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Meanings

nounreligieuse (plural religieuses)

plural religieuses

  1. datedA nun.

    "You must not, my dear sister, give way to curiosity. Do you not recollect it is against the rules for a religieuse to do so?"

    1835, Rebecca Reed, Six Months in a Convent
  2. A type of eclair made of two choux pastry cases, the smaller fixed atop of the other.

Origin

  1. Frenchreligieuse
  2. Frenchreligieuse
  3. Englishreligieuse

Borrowed from French religieuse.

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APA

religieuse. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/religieuse

MLA

“religieuse.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/religieuse. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “religieuse,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/religieuse.

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