Nun
Word | NUN |
Character | 3 |
Hyphenation | nun |
Pronunciations | /nʌn/ |
Definitions and meanings of "Nun"
What do we mean by nun?
The 14th letter of the Hebrew alphabet. noun
A woman who belongs to a religious order or congregation devoted to active service or meditation, typically living under vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience. noun
Same as nun-moth. noun
The fourteenth letter (ℶ) of the Hebrew alphabet, corresponding to the Greek νῦ and the English n. Its numerical value is 50. noun
A yellowish-brown, neutral, fatty substance produced by an insect found in Yucatan. It melts at 48.9° C. and readily absorbs oxygen from the air. noun
To cloister up as a nun; confine in or as if in a nunnery.
A woman devoted to a religious life, under a vow of poverty, celibacy, and obedience to a superior: correlative to monk. noun
A female recluse. noun
A name of several different birds. noun
A child's top. noun
The 25th letter of the Arabic alphabet, corresponding in pronunciation to n. noun
The 14th letter of the Hebrew alphabet, corresponding in pronunciation to n. noun
A woman devoted to a religious life, who lives in a convent, under the three vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience. noun
A white variety of domestic pigeons having a veil of feathers covering the head. noun
The smew. noun
The European blue titmouse. noun
The members of a religious order established in Montreal in 1745, whence branches were introduced into the United States in 1853; -- so called from the color or their robe, and known in religion as Sisters of Charity of Montreal. noun
See under Buoy. noun
The fourteenth letter of many Semitic alphabets/abjads (Phoenician, Aramaic, Hebrew, Syriac, Arabic and others). noun
A member of a Christian religious community of women who live by certain vows and usually wear a habit, (specifically) those living together in a cloister.
(by extension) A member of a similar female community in other confessions.
A prostitute.
A kind of pigeon with the feathers on its head like the hood of a nun.
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Cross Reference for Nun
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The Wedding Agreement E-Book | Annie Dyer |
A Viking's Shadow E-Book | H L Marsay |
Game Changer E-Book | Piper Lawson |
Again, Alabama E-Book | Susan Sands |
Meditations E-Book | Marcus Aurelius |
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