zelatrix

English

Etymology

From Latin zelatrix (“female zealot; zealous female”).

Noun

zelatrix (plural zelatrices or zelatrixes)

1. (ecclesiastical) A nun who oversees the behavior of young nuns.
   • 1871, Jean Lyonnard, Perpetual Intercession to the Agonizing Heart of Jesus, Thomas Richardson and Son, Chapter XVIII, page 171:

     An 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, 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

Etymology

From zēlō (“love ardently”) +‎ -trīx.

Noun

zēlātrīx f (genitive zēlātrīcis, masculine zēlātor); third declension

1. A female zealot.

Declension

Third-declension noun.

	singular	plural
nominative	zēlātrīx	zēlātrīcēs
genitive	zēlātrīcis	zēlātrīcum
dative	zēlātrīcī	zēlātrīcibus
accusative	zēlātrīcem	zēlātrīcēs
ablative	zēlātrīce	zēlātrīcibus
vocative	zēlātrīx	zēlātrīcēs

See also

• zelator

References

• zelatrix in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• zelatrix in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700‎^[1], pre-publication website, 2005-2016