anchoresses

variants or ancresses
Definition of anchoressesnext
plural of anchoress

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Noun
  • One of the nuns was allegedly killed by a demon appearing as a nun, and the other died by suicide to avoid being possessed by the evil force.
    Julie Tremaine, PEOPLE, 27 Oct. 2025
  • At some point, a pair of politically active nuns started hanging out at the Nash home, eventually leaving their formal nun habits, cast off as part of their activism, at the house.
    Peter Larsen, Oc Register, 22 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • As a young religious, Bishop-elect Lombardo did missionary work in Bolivia and Honduras.
    Laura Rodríguez Presa, chicagotribune.com, 11 Sep. 2020
Noun
  • None of the skiers killed by the avalanche appear to have been novices.
    Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 28 Feb. 2026
  • For seasoned cooks and kitchen novices, cookbook author and nutritionist Robin Miller takes it back to basics with great, family-friendly recipes worth making over and over again.
    Robin Miller, AZCentral.com, 27 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Two monks sustained serious injuries, and one monk lost part of his leg as a result of the crash.
    Jasmine Baehr, FOXNews.com, 10 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • But those states also have Republican governors, who would have raised holy hell if their constituents had been menaced by these roving mobs of mendicants.
    Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 28 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • Iran’s top clerics are still working to choose a successor to Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed by the US-Israel strikes on Saturday.
    Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 5 Mar. 2026
  • In Iran, senior clerics responsible for selecting the next supreme leader are considering naming Mojtaba Khamenei, son of the late Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, to the top post, according to reports.
    Sawdah Bhaimiya,Holly Ellyatt,Chloe Taylor, CNBC, 5 Mar. 2026
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