religieuse
English edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from French religieuse.
Noun edit
religieuse (plural religieuses)
- (dated) A nun.
- 1835, Rebecca Reed, Six Months in a Convent:
- "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?"
- A type of eclair made of two choux pastry cases, the smaller fixed atop of the other.
French edit
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
religieuse
Noun edit
religieuse f (plural religieuses)
- nun, female religious
- Synonyms: nonne, sœur, bonne sœur
- Ma tante, qui est religieuse, est tout le temps en train de prier.
- My aunt, who is a nun, is always praying.
- religieuse (pastry)
Further reading edit
- “religieuse”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.