Religious women (4)
I believe the answer is:
nuns
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">religious women</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for nuns that I've seen before include "Retired women" , "Convent residents" , "women in order" , "Sisters in order" , "Religious sisters" .)