10
prioress(noun, superior, religious, clergy, sister)
7
mother superior(noun, expression, idiom, superior, religious)
6
canoness(noun, religious, clergy, sister)
6
sister(noun, religious, clergy)
5
nun(noun, woman, clergy)
5
abbot(noun, cardinal, clergy, priest, bishop)
5
novice(noun, clergy)
5
priest(noun, clergy)
3
postulant(noun, religious, clergy, sister)
2
archbishop(noun, cardinal, clergy, priest, dignitary)
2
clergyman(noun, clergy)
2
clergywoman
2
cleric(noun, clergy)
2
curate(noun, clergy)
2
ecclesiastic(noun, clergy)
2
evangelist(noun, clergy)
2
father(noun, clergy)
2
lady superior(noun, expression, superior, prioress)
2
minister(noun, clergy)
2
missionary(noun, clergy)
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