bride of Christ
Vowed religious sister
A bride of Christ is a woman who has taken religious vows, particularly a nun.
The phrase reflects the theological concept that women entering religious life are spiritually married to Jesus Christ, with the church itself sometimes described as Christ's bride.
The term appears in ceremonial contexts when women take their vows: She became a bride of Christ at twenty-three.
- churchPlace of Christian worship
- weddingMarriage rite and feast
- holy matrimonySacred rite of spousal union
- white dressPale-hued women's garment
- veilFabric that obscures
white · purity · covenant · beloved · nuptial · sacrament · devotion · heaven · eternal · eternal life · communion · betrothed · virgin · religious vows · holy · sacred · ceremony · wedding feast
- nunsnun, nuns, sister, sisters, convent
- religious womennun, sister, abbess, prioress, novice
- CarmelitesTeresa of Avila, John of the Cross, Mount Carmel, dark night of the soul, Carmel
- chastitychastity, celibacy, virginity, abstinence, purity
- prophecyprophecy, prophet, seer, prophets, prophetess
bride of Christmarried woman
Female with a spouse
housewife · layperson · career woman · woman of the world · apostate
bride of Christharlot
Promiscuous woman for pay
prostitute · scarlet woman · woman of ill repute · adulteress · worldling
bride, brides, bridal, bridegroom, Christ, Christian, Christians, Christianity, Christlike