Definition of nun Nun
/nʌˈn/ - [nun] - nun
We found 15 definitions of nun from 7 different sources.
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What does nun mean?
WordNet
NounPlural: nuns |
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| nun - a woman religious | ||
| religious a member of a religious order who is bound by vows of poverty and chastity and obedience | ||
| sister a female person who is a fellow member of a sorority or labor union or other group; "none of her sisters would betray her" | ||
| nun - the 14th letter of the Hebrew alphabet | ||
| alphabetic character, letter of the alphabet, letter a written message addressed to a person or organization; "mailed an indignant letter to the editor" | ||
| nun - a buoy resembling a cone | ||
| conical buoy, nun buoy | ||
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Wiktionary 
- nun (Noun)
A member of a Christian religious community of women who live by certain vows and usually wear a habit, in some cases living together in a cloister. - nun (Noun)
By extension, member of a similar female community in other confessions. - nun (Noun)
The fourteenth letter of many Semitic alphabets/abjads Phoenician, Aramaic, Hebrew, Syriac, Arabic and others.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- nun (n.)
A woman devoted to a religious life, who lives in a convent, under the three vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience. - nun (n.)
A white variety of domestic pigeons having a veil of feathers covering the head. - nun (n.)
The smew. - nun (n.)
The European blue titmouse.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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nun
A female ascetic who chooses to live her life in prayer and contemplation in a monastery or convent.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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nun
nun, n. a female who, under a vow, secludes herself in a religious house, to give her time to devotion: (zool.) a kind of pigeon with the feathers on its head like the hood of a nun.—ns. Nun′-buoy, a buoy somewhat in the form of a double cone; Nun′nery, a house for nuns.—adj. Nun′nish.—ns. Nun′nishness; Nun's′-veil′ing, a woollen cloth, soft and thin, used by women for veils and dresses. [A.S. nunne—Low L. nunna, nonna, a nun, an old maiden lady, the orig. sig. being 'mother;' cf. Gr. nannē, aunt, Sans. nanā, a child's word for 'mother.']
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Nun is a woman who made a special vow (or promise) dedicating herself to a religious life. Roman Catholic nuns are the most commonly thought of nuns, but nuns are found in different forms of Christianity as well as non-Christian religions such as Buddhism. A nun is the female version of a monk.
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Nun is the fourteenth letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
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🔤- nun, noun, singular of nuns.
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