- canoness
- [ʹkænənıs] n
1. церк. канонисса2. шутл. жена каноника
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Canoness — • The assistance of women in the work of the Church goes back to the earliest time, and their uniting together for community exercises was a natural development of religious worship Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Canoness C … Catholic encyclopedia
Canoness — Can on*ess, n. [Cf. LL. canonissa.] A woman who holds a canonry in a conventual chapter. [1913 Webster] {Regular canoness}, one bound by the vow of poverty, and observing a strict rule of life. {Secular canoness}, one allowed to hold private… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
canoness — [kan′ən is] n. a woman religious following a rule similar to that of a canon regular … English World dictionary
canoness — noun Date: 1682 1. a woman living in community under a religious rule but not under a perpetual vow 2. a member of a Roman Catholic congregation of women corresponding to canons regular … New Collegiate Dictionary
canoness — /kan euh nis/, n. a member of a Christian community of women living under a rule but not under a vow. [1675 85; CANON2 + ESS] Usage. See ess. * * * … Universalium
canoness — woman living in a community under a religious rule Ecclesiastical Terms … Phrontistery dictionary
canoness — can·on·ess || kænÉ™nɪs n. woman member of Christian religious order who lives under a common rule but not bound by vows; religious cleric can·on || kænÉ™n n. church law; accepted principle, criterion; list of Christian saints; books of the… … English contemporary dictionary
Canoness — nun belonging to an Augustinian or related order … Medieval glossary
canoness — can·on·ess … English syllables
canoness — Канонисса … Вестминстерский словарь теологических терминов
canoness — can•on•ess [[t]ˈkæn ə nɪs[/t]] n. rel use a member of a Christian community of women living under a rule but not under a vow • Etymology: 1675–85 … From formal English to slang
