The Collaborative International Dictionary
Religieuse \Re*li`gi`euse"\ (re-l?`zh?`?z"), n. f. Religieux \Re*li`gi`eux"\ (re-l?`zh?`?"), n. m.[F.] A person bound by monastic vows; a nun; a monk.
Wiktionary
n. A man bound by monastic vows; a monk.
Usage examples of "religieux".
She was still trying to dredge her memory about the symbolism of the writhe when she had to turn her attention to a thickset, middle-aged man in the robes of a religieux who stood in the gateway waiting for them.
Although the two boys had vanished, surely the other children from Rae na Serine might be able to identify or describe the religieux who had brought them to Sister Eisten for safekeeping.
I found a shepherd that had heard a rumour that someone had sought refuge with a religieux in the chapel of St.
At least the religieux seemed to know the legal requirement of informing everyone approaching the church.
Bishop of Cambray, with an attack of literary scabies, looking for a young religieux who could correct his manuscript.