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Definition of 'nun'English
Etymology 1
From ) a term of address for elderly persons, perhaps from children's speech, reminiscent of nana, like papa etc.
Noun
( en-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.
By extension, member of a similar female community in other confessions.
Synonyms
* sister, moniale, sistren
Antonyms
* (member of a religious community of men)
* brother
* friar
* monk
* friar and frater or father
Derived terms
* nunhood
* nunlike, nun-like
* nunnery
Related terms
* nonnus
Etymology 2
Ultimately from (etyl) .
Alternative forms
* noon
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Noun
( en-noun)
The fourteenth letter of many Semitic alphabets/abjads (Phoenician, Aramaic, Hebrew, Syriac, Arabic and others).
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