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religieuse

religieuse noun: a nun.

Noun

religieuse (plural religieuses)

  1. (dated) A 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.

Forms of religieuse

pluralreligieuses

Origin of religieuse

Borrowed from French religieuse.

Questions about religieuse

What does religieuse mean?
Religieuse means a nun.
What part of speech is religieuse?
Religieuse is a noun.
What is the plural of religieuse?
The plural of religieuse is religieuses.

Words near religieuse in the dictionary

  1. relighter
  2. relighters
  3. relighting
  4. relights
  5. religicide
  6. religieuse
  7. religieuses
  8. religieux
  9. religification
  10. religified
  11. religifies

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