nun1

[nuhn] /nʌn/
noun
1.
a woman member of a religious order, especially one bound by vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience.
2.
any of various birds, especially a domestic variety of pigeon.
Origin
before 900; Middle English, Old English nunne < Medieval Latin nonna, feminine of nonnus monk
Related forms
nunlike, adjective

nun2

[noon, noo n] /nun, nʊn/
noun
1.
the 14th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
2.
the consonant sound represented by this letter.
Origin
1875-80; < Hebrew nūn literally, fish

nūn

[noo n] /nʊn/
noun
1.
the 25th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
Origin
< Arabic; see nun2, nu1

Nun

[noon] /nun/
noun
1.
the major channel of the Niger River, in W Africa.

Nun

[noon] /nun/
noun, Egyptian Religion
1.
Nunu.
Examples from the web for nuns
  • His sisters, however, are so severely dressed that they look like nuns.
  • Commonly carried by monks, nuns, and other devoted followers or clergy.
  • nuns shave their heads and eyebrows and generally follow the same precepts as monks.
  • The ordination of monks and nuns is a safe way and give a good example to the people.
  • He, not the nuns, spread word of what he termed a miraculous cure.
  • Accommodations for the monks and the nuns are located at the two sides.
  • The nuns were devoted to contemplation and also did fieldwork.
  • Of these, there are twelve monasteries of monks and five of nuns in the united states.
British Dictionary definitions for nuns

nun1

/nʌn/
noun
1.
a female member of a religious order
2.
(sometimes capital) a variety of domestic fancy pigeon usually having a black-and-white plumage with a ridged peak or cowl of short white feathers
Derived Forms
nunlike, adjective
Word Origin
Old English nunne, from Church Latin nonna, from Late Latin: form of address used for an elderly woman

nun2

/nʊn/
noun
1.
the 14th letter in the Hebrew alphabet (נ or, at the end of a word, ן), transliterated as n
Word Origin and History for nuns

nun

n.

Old English nunne "nun, vestal, pagan priestess, woman devoted to religious life under vows," from Late Latin nonna "nun, tutor," originally (along with masc. nonnus) a term of address to elderly persons, perhaps from children's speech, reminiscent of nana (cf. Sanskrit nona, Persian nana "mother," Greek nanna "aunt," Serbo-Croatian nena "mother," Italian nonna, Welsh nain "grandmother;" see nanny).

nuns in Culture

nun definition


A female member of a religious order, living in a convent, whose work is confined to the convent. The term is also applied broadly to other female members of religious orders (“sisters”) who often live outside their convents and work as teachers, nurses, social workers, or administrators.

nuns in the Bible

Beyond the fact that he was the father of Joshua nothing more is known of him (Ex. 33:11).