at the head of a convent or nunnery

woman in religious order

(usually of young women) morally good and sexually pure

pure, incorrupt

practising monogamy

pure, incorrupt

a woman who, after taking religious vows, lives with other women in a convent in the service of God

woman in religious order

a woman prior

woman in religious order

(of a girl or woman) being a virgin; pure and untouched; a person, especially a girl or woman, who has not experienced sexual intercourse

unspoiled