Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

religieuse

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.59 in modern English

Syllables: re-ligieuse
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A nun.

Dated

noun

A type of eclair made of two choux pastry cases, the smaller fixed atop of the other.

Example Sentences

""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?""

Etymology

Borrowed from French religieuse.

Usage

Dated

Inflected Forms

religieuses (plural)

Questions

What does religieuse mean?: A nun.
Where does religieuse come from?: Borrowed from French religieuse.

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