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Zelatrix vs Zelator - What's the difference?

zelatrix | zelator |

As nouns the difference between zelatrix and zelator

is that zelatrix is (ecclesiastical) a nun who oversees the behaviour of young nuns while zelator is a zealot; the male counterpart of a zelatrix.

zelatrix

English

Noun

(zelatrices)
  • (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 0722014511), 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

    * zelator ----

    zelator

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A zealot; the male counterpart of a zelatrix.

    • See also

    * zealot, zelatrix ----