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 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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    frate
    a male member of a religious order that originally relied solely on alms
    monaco
    a male religious living in a cloister and devoting himself to contemplation and prayer and work
    gesuita
    a member of the Jesuit order
    monaca, suora
    a woman religious
    cenobita
    a member of a religious order living in common
    abbadessa, badessa, priora, superiora
    the superior of a group of nuns
    anacoreta
    one retired from society for religious reasons
    consorella, sorella
    (Roman Catholic Church) a title given to a nun (and used as a form of address)
    trappista
    member of an order of monks noted for austerity and a vow of silence
    francescano
    a Roman Catholic friar wearing the grey habit of the Franciscan order
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    credente, fedele
    a person who manifests devotion to a deity
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