14
sister(noun, woman, clergy)
11
novice(noun, clergy)
8
abbess(noun, woman, clergy)
8
canoness(noun, woman, clergy)
8
prioress(noun, woman, clergy)
6
postulant(noun, woman, clergy)
5
priest(noun, clergy)
4
vestal(noun, adjective, woman, virgin)
4
conical buoy(noun, expression, idiom)
3
anchorite(noun, woman)
3
celibate
3
clergyman(noun, clergy)
3
cleric(noun, clergy)
3
minister(noun, clergy)
3
nun buoy(noun, expression, idiom)
3
religieuse(noun, clergy)
2
recluse(noun, person)
2
abbot(noun, clergy)
2
ascetic
2
preacher(noun, clergy)
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