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Definition of Canonesses
1. canoness [n] - See also: canoness
Lexicographical Neighbors of Canonesses
Literary usage of Canonesses
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Edward Aloysius Pace (1922)
"A death of the last member of the community Baden new foundation is to be made
by the canonesses was never suppressed and exists to-day. ..."
2. A Complete Manual of Canon Law by Oswald Joseph Reichel (1896)
"Ordinary nuns or canonesses, whether professed or non- professed, are required
to lead a regular life (235), like canons regular, and to observe chastity ..."
3. Fabliaux Or Tales by Legrand, George Ellis, Gregory Lewis Way (1815)
"THE canonesses AND THE GRAY NUNS. ONE night, as stretch'd upon my bed I lay, ("Twas
in the merry month of lusty May,) My heart all joy, my spirits clear and ..."
4. Steam Voyages on the Seine, the Moselle, & the Rhine: With Railroad Visits by Michael Joseph Quin (1843)
"Its canonesses. View from the Con- Tent. The Village of Zell. Jean Hugo.
His kindness to a poor Convent. A Priest in Vacation. ..."
5. The Beauties of Ireland: Being Original Delineations, Topographical by James Norris Brewer (1826)
"... the family of Barnewall, for regular canonesses of the order of St. Augustin.
Several cells of nuns, in the county of Meath, were annexed to this house. ..."
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