vows russian

• по́стриг

  taking of monastic vows, taking the veil

• пострига́ть

  to cut (hair), to trim, to shear

  to tonsure, to admit to monastic vows, to make a monk of

  to mow, to clip (grass or bushes)

• схи́мник

  monk having taken vows of schema

• схи́мница

  nun having taken vows of schema

Examples

• Инокиня приняла постриг несколько лет назад.

  The nun took her vows several years ago.

• Он принял постриг в древнем монастыре.

  He took monastic vows at an ancient monastery.

• После пострига она получила новое имя.

  After taking her vows, she was given a new name.

• В этом монастыре постригают только после долгого испытания.

  At this monastery, people are admitted to monastic vows only after a long period of probation.

• Старец принял схиму в последние годы жизни.

  The elder took the vows of the Great Schema in the final years of his life.

• Он провёл несколько лет в послушничестве перед постригом.

  He spent several years as a novice before taking monastic vows.

• Приявший монашество юноша покинул родной дом.

  The young man who had taken monastic vows left his family home.