religioso

Definitions of religioso
  1. noun
    a member of a religious order who is bound by vows of poverty and chastity and obedience
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    Gregor Johann Mendel
    Augustinian monk and botanist whose experiments in breeding garden peas led to his eventual recognition as founder of the science of genetics (1822-1884)
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    fraile, mendicante
    a male member of a religious order that originally relied solely on alms
    monje
    a male religious living in a cloister and devoting himself to contemplation and prayer and work
    benedictino
    a monk or nun belonging to the order founded by Saint Benedict
    jesuita
    a member of the Jesuit order
    monja, religiosa
    a woman religious
    eremita
    a Christian recluse
    cenobita
    a member of a religious order living in common
    superior
    the head of a religious community
    devoto
    one bound by vows to a religion or life of worship or service
    abadesa, madre superiora, priora
    the superior of a group of nuns
    abad
    the superior of an abbey of monks
    prior
    the head of a religious order; in an abbey the prior is next below the abbot
    anacoreta, ermitaño
    one retired from society for religious reasons
    hermana
    (Roman Catholic Church) a title given to a nun (and used as a form of address)
    cisterciense
    member of an order of monks noted for austerity and a vow of silence
    carmelita
    a Roman Catholic friar wearing the white cloak of the Carmelite order; mendicant preachers
    dominico
    a Roman Catholic friar wearing the black mantle of the Dominican order
    franciscano
    a Roman Catholic friar wearing the grey habit of the Franciscan order
    agustiniano, agustino
    a Roman Catholic friar or monk belonging to one of the Augustinian monastic orders
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    persona religiosa
    a person who manifests devotion to a deity
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