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Meanings of monastic name in English

Russian
церковное имя
Portuguese
nome religioso
Spanish
nombre monástico
Catalan
nom religiós

Given name bestowed for a religious purpose.

      церковное имя
      Synonyms
      Examples for "religious name"
      Examples for "religious name"
      1
      It is now optional whether a sister takes a religious name or retains her own.
      The Irish Times
      2
      She subsequently emigrated to France, and entered a nunnery under the religious name of Soeur Marie Jeanne.
      The War of the Wenuses
      3
      Andrew Kerins was his birth name, but he is best remembered by his religious name of Brother Walfrid.
      The Irish Times
      4
      As the religious name she took suggests, she was believed to carry the "stigmata" or wounds of Jesus.
      Reuters
      5
      Child Support Magistrate Lu Ann Ballew said the religious name was earned by one person and "that one person is Jesus Christ".
      The Irish Times
      Usage of monastic name in English
      1
      His monastic name was Brother Paul.
      The Christian: A Story
      2
      "That is my monastic name."
      The Prince of India; Or, Why Constantinople Fell — Volume 01
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      Translations for monastic name
      Portuguese
      nome religioso