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Nun

/nʌn/

A member of a Christian religious community of women who live by certain vows and usually wear a habit, (specifically) those living together in a cloister.

📖 Definitions of "Nun"

noun
  1. 1

    A member of a Christian religious community of women who live by certain vows and usually wear a habit, (specifically) those living together in a cloister.

  2. 2

    (by extension) A member of a similar female community in other confessions.

  3. 3

    A prostitute.

  4. 4

    A kind of pigeon with the feathers on its head like the hood of a nun.

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