📖 Definitions of "Nunneries"
noun
- 1
A place of residence for nuns; a convent
- 2
A brothel
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Nunneries"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| nunciusnoun | (chiefly theater) A nuntius. |
| nunciaturenoun | The building and staff of a nuncio; the equivalent of an embassy for the Holy See. |
| conventnoun | A religious community whose members live under strict observation of religious rules and self-imposed vows. |
| conventsnoun | A religious community whose members live under strict observation of religious rules and self-imposed vows. |
| vaginaenoun | (anatomy) A sex organ leading from the vulval vestibule/urogenital sinus to the cervix of the uterus for copulation and birth in female therian mammals. |
| nocturnesnoun | (music) A dreamlike or pensive composition, usually for the piano. |
| conventiclenoun | A secret, unauthorized or illegal religious meeting. |
| conventualsnoun | A member of a convent. |
| chorinesnoun | (chiefly US) A female chorus line dancer; a chorus girl. |
| nunciosnoun | (Roman Catholicism) The ecclesiastic title of a permanent diplomatic representative of the Roman Catholic Church to a sovereign state or international organization, who is accorded a rank equivalent to an accredited ambassador, and may also be given additional privileges including recognition as Dean in a country's diplomatic corps. |
| monilialesnoun | order of imperfect fungi lacking conidiophores of having conidiophores that are superficial and not enclosed in a pycnidium |
| nymphaenoun | — |
| priestessesnoun | A woman with religious duties and responsibilities in certain religions. |
| fornicesnoun | (anatomy) An archlike or vaulted structure or fold: |
| neurenteric | (anatomy) Of or relating to the neuron and the enteron (the nervous system and the gastrointestinal tract) |
| nelliesnoun | A diminutive of the female given names Eleanor, Ellen, Helen, or Chanel; popular as a formal given name at the turn of the 20th century. |
| nucellar | Of or pertaining to the nucellus |
| conventual | Pertaining to a convent or convent life; cloistered, monastic. |
| gynecianoun | — |
| nanniesnoun | "Nannies" is the third episode of the eighth season of the CBS sitcom How I Met Your Mother, and the 163rd episode overall. |
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