zelatrix

English

Etymology

From Latin zelatrix (“female zealot; zealous female”).

Noun

zelatrix (plural zelatrices or zelatrixes)

  1. (ecclesiastical) A nun who oversees the behaviour of young nuns.
    • 1871, Jean Lyonnard, Perpetual Intercession to the Agonizing Heart of Jesus, Thomas Richardson and Son, Chapter XVIII, page 171:
      A intelligent and active zelatrix should be at the head of each circle, or one zelatrix may have several circles under her care.
    • 2000, Ruth Burrows, Carmel: Interpreting A Great Tradition →ISBN, page 88:
      But, we still have to ask what benefits Teresa herself perceived in the chapter of faults and other similar corrective measures: the role of the zelatrix or monitor for instance?

See also

Latin

Noun

zēlātrīx f (genitive zēlātrīcis); third declension

  1. A female zealot.

Inflection

Third declension.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative zēlātrīx zēlātrīcēs
Genitive zēlātrīcis zēlātrīcum
Dative zēlātrīcī zēlātrīcibus
Accusative zēlātrīcem zēlātrīcēs
Ablative zēlātrīce zēlātrīcibus
Vocative zēlātrīx zēlātrīcēs

See also

References
  • zelatrix in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
  • zelatrix in Ramminger, Johann (accessed 16 July 2016) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700‎, pre-publication website, 2005-2016
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