Synonyms for nun

Grammar : Noun

Spell : nuhn

Phonetic Transcription : nʌn

Définition of nun

Origin : 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).

noun woman in religious order

Example sentences :

I could see myself like the novice who had just been admitted as a nun.
Extract from : « My Double Life » by Sarah Bernhardt

The idea of becoming a nun always haunted me, but I was no longer mystic.
Extract from : « My Double Life » by Sarah Bernhardt

My father said something to the nun who came forward, and she took us into the parlour.
Extract from : « My Double Life » by Sarah Bernhardt

The dowry left to me by my father was ample enough for the dowry of a nun.
Extract from : « My Double Life » by Sarah Bernhardt

Her bonnet was trimmed with ruches, so close together that it looked like a nun's head-gear.
Extract from : « My Double Life » by Sarah Bernhardt

The nun came, but not beyond the grating which bounds one side of the room.
Extract from : « Graham's Magazine Vol XXXII. No. 5. May 1848 » by Various

My mother wished me to become a nun, and I wish it myself, sir.
Extract from : « The Woman Thou Gavest Me » by Hall Caine

I've never been a nun myself, having had better work to do in the world, ma'am.
Extract from : « The Woman Thou Gavest Me » by Hall Caine

Amid a buzz of conversation the nun was handed to the table.
Extract from : « A Son of Hagar » by Sir Hall Caine

He was above all things a chaste-minded man, modest as a nun.
Extract from : « Bardelys the Magnificent » by Rafael Sabatini

Antonyms for nun

monk

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