English

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 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

Latin

Noun

zēlātrīx f ‎(genitive zēlātrīcis); third declension

1. A female zealot.

Inflection

Third declension.

See also

• zelator

References

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