take the veil



take the veil

To become a nun (and thus wear a nun's headdress). Yes, I am taking the veil and devoting my life to God.
See also: take, veil

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Sakshi-Indian, Hindi, Marathi
Avetis-Armenian
LaurieLAWR-ee (English), LOW-ree (Dutch)English, Dutch
Denisde-NEE (French), DEN-is (English), DE-nis (German)French, Russian, English, German, Czech, Slovak, Slovene, Romanian, Croatian
Armel-French
TorbjØRn-Danish, Norwegian