nun
Meaning of nun
noun
- a member of a religious community of women, typically one living under vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience.
- any of a number of birds whose plumage resembles a nun's habit, especially an Asian mannikin.
Old English nonne, from ecclesiastical Latin nonna, feminine of nonnus ‘monk’, reinforced by Old French nonne .
Information about nun
- It is a name.
- The plural form of nun is: nuns.
- Languages in which nun is used:
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- It consists of 1 syllables and 3 chars.
- nun is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable
nun synonyms
Meaning a member of a religious order of women:
Meaning a person new to and inexperienced in a job or situation:
Meaning a woman who is the head of an abbey of nuns:
Meaning a woman who is head of a house of certain orders of nuns:
Meaning a person bound by monastic vows:
Meaning a person who lives in or is a member of a convent:
Meaning a person whose life is devoted primarily to prayer, especially in a monastery or convent:
Meaning (in the Roman Catholic Church) a member of certain religious orders of women living communally according to an ecclesiastical rule in the same way as nuns:
Meaning a Vestal Virgin:
Meaning a female anchorite:
Meaning a woman who took religious vows or a vow of chastity:
Translation of nun
- French: sœur, religieuse, nonne
- Italian: sorella, suora, religiosa
- German: Nonne
- Spanish: monja
- Portuguese: freira
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Words that rhyme with nun
Nun, Subanun, canun, tahanun, Illanun, hermogeniarnun
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