canoness
71Ecclesiastical Terms — Christianity is an institution of extraordinary duration and complexity (not to mention insularity) and, over the past 2000 years, has developed its own extensive vocabulary that is largely incomprehensible to laypersons. This surprisingly large… …
72canon — canon1 noun 1》 a general rule or principle by which something is judged. ↘a Church decree or law. 2》 a collection or list of sacred books accepted as genuine. ↘the works of a particular author or artist that are recognized as genuine.… …
73nun — I . II n 1. sister, religious, conventual; virgin, maiden, bride of Christ; recluse, contemplative, anchoress. 2. aspirant, postulant, novice, canonical, professed. 3. abbess, prioress, canoness, mother superior, reverend mother, mother general,… …
74monk — n 1. cenobite, conventual, monastic, celibate, religious, contemplative, Archaic. cloisterer; abbot, abbé, prior, brother, lay brother, Tibetan Buddhism. lama, Islam. fakir, Islam. marabout, Eastern Ch. caloyer, Hinduism. ashramite, Hinduism.… …
75Канонисса — ♦ (ENG canoness) термин, возникший в сер. 8 в. для обозначения члена женского религиозного сообщества, живущего согласно уставу и принявшего обеты безбрачия и послушания …
76nun — [n] woman in religious order abbess, anchorite, canoness, mother superior, postulant, prioress, religious woman, sister, vestal; concept 361 Ant. monk …
77canon — n. 1 a a general law, rule, principle, or criterion. b a church decree or law. 2 (fem. canoness) a a member of a cathedral chapter. b a member of certain RC orders. 3 a a collection or list of sacred books etc. accepted as genuine. b the… …
