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Nun

🔄 Synonyms of "Nun"

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Word	Definition
nun buoynoun	A buoy somewhat in the form of a double cone.
conical buoynoun	(nautical) a buoy in the shape of a cone, normally painted black, and numbered with odd numbers, used to show the starboard side of a channel; the port side is marked with a can buoy

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Nun"

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Word	Definition
nun buoynoun	A buoy somewhat in the form of a double cone.
conical buoynoun	(nautical) a buoy in the shape of a cone, normally painted black, and numbered with odd numbers, used to show the starboard side of a channel; the port side is marked with a can buoy
conventnoun	A religious community whose members live under strict observation of religious rules and self-imposed vows.
nunnerynoun	(chiefly Christianity) The residence of a female religious community, a monastery or abbey for nuns.
carmelitenoun	A member of the Order of the Brothers of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, a Catholic religious order focusing on contemplative prayer and the Virgin Mary.
abbeynoun	A monastery or society of people, secluded from the world and devoted to religion and celibacy, which is headed by an abbot or abbess; also, the monastic building or buildings.
religionnoun	(uncountable) Belief in a spiritual or metaphysical reality (often including at least one deity), accompanied by practices or rituals pertaining to the belief.
religiousnoun	Concerning religion.
sisternoun	A daughter of the same parents as another person; a female sibling.
nounnoun	(grammar, strictly) A word that functions as the name of a specific object or set of objects, such as person, animal, place, word, thing, phenomenon, substance, quality, or idea: one of the basic parts of speech in many languages, including English.
ganoun	A member of a particular ethnic group in Ghana and Togo.
matenoun	A fellow, comrade, colleague, partner or someone with whom something is shared, e.g. shipmate, classmate.
appletonnoun	A city, the county seat of Outagamie County, Wisconsin.
sistersnoun	A city in Deschutes County, Oregon.
conventualnoun	Pertaining to a convent or convent life; cloistered, monastic.
monasticnoun	Of or relating to monasteries or monks.
churchwomannoun	The female equivalent of a churchman.
sorornoun	(colloquial) A sorority sister; a fellow member of one's sorority.
religieusenoun	A type of eclair made of two choux pastry cases, the smaller fixed atop of the other.
anchoritenoun	One who lives in isolation or seclusion, especially for religious reasons; hermit.