Nun - English meaning

noun

A woman who is the head of an abbey of nuns.

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Abbots, abbesses and bishops were buried with their croziers, the pastoral staffs symbolic of their…

noun

A woman who is in charge of a convent

noun

(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.

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In scotland there were a dozen or so nunneries, mainly cistercian, and in ireland about ten of the …

adjective

Expressing or involving prolonged thought.

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She regarded me with a contemplative eye

noun

A person whose life is devoted primarily to prayer, especially in a monastery or convent.

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Asked why, the rabbi responded: ‘how many of your bishops are contemplatives?’

adjective

Involving quiet and serious thought for a period of time

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Her mood was calm and contemplative., people began to listen to music in contemplative silence.

adjective

Relating or belonging to a convent.

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The conventual life

noun

A person who lives in or is a member of a convent.

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Proximity to the parish brought conventuals closer to the everyday concerns of churchgoers.

noun

A person new to and inexperienced in a job or situation.

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He was a complete novice in foreign affairs

noun

A woman who is head of a house of certain orders of nuns.

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Benedictine authority and obedience are achieved through dialogue between a community member and he…

noun

A woman who is in charge of a priory or who is second in charge of an abbey

adjective

Relating to or believing in a religion.

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Both men were deeply religious and moralistic

noun

A person bound by monastic vows.

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It was not, one would think, the normal one of a religious with a church.

adjective

Of, relating to, or involved with religion, or living and worshiping according to the beliefs of a particular religion

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A religious holiday, he is deeply religious.

noun

A woman or girl in relation to other daughters and sons of her parents.

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I had nine brothers and sisters

noun

A female who has the same parents as another person

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An older/younger sister, a sorority sister

adjective

Used to describe one of the organizations or companies in a pair or group of similar organizations when referring to it in relation to the others

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The competition is being run in conjunction with our sister publication money observer., sister com…

adjective

Relating to the roman goddess vesta.

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A vestal temple

noun

A vestal virgin.

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Whether pope meant the line to be ironic or not, the poem clearly comes down on the side of earthly…

noun

A woman who took religious vows or a vow of chastity.

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Her chapter concerning the library of the london vowess margery de nerford also discusses the event…