Definition of nun in English:

nun

noun nʌnnən

1A member of a religious community of women, typically one living under vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience.
修女；尼姑
Example sentencesExamples
- More than 130 Roman Catholic priests and nuns and hundreds of other Christians were affected by the denial of visa renewals.
- Like Whitby in Northumbria, several of the Kentish minsters had been double houses, comprising communities of nuns and monks ruled by an abbess.
- The bias against celibacy prevents the emergence of a distinctive caste of female religious comparable to the nuns and abbesses of the Christian West.
- One of mother's aunts was a nun in the Sisters of the Holy Family, a black order in New Orleans.
- It was this letter which enabled the founding of Carmelite communities for nuns, and gave official recognition to lay people as members of the order.
- While this nuptial dimension belongs to the entire Church by reason of our baptism, the cloistered nun is consecrated to be an icon of this reality.
- The purpose of these scriptures is to regulate in all detail the life within the community of monks and nuns as well as their relationship with the laity.
- A Jesuit uncle, then chaplain to the Seattle community of Carmelite nuns, made an emergency appeal for prayers.
- She accepted only nurses over thirty years of age and refused to allow Roman Catholic nuns or other religious orders to serve.
- He was especially well known among the religious sisters, the nuns of that time.
- True, in Roman Catholicism there are whole communities of monks and nuns who intercede every day for those who do not have the desire or the capacity to pray for themselves.
- A number of priests and nuns were killed, and churches and convents were torched.
- Not long afterward, she converted to Christianity and became a Carmelite nun.
- The protagonist is a Carmelite nun who is gifted with visions and who writes inspiring poetry about them.
- Once a year I spend a weekend at a Buddhist monastery populated by a community of monks and nuns.
- It is the only Benedictine community for nuns in Ireland and, like many other orders, is experiencing a serious decline in vocations.
- Soon the effects of the new teaching were widely felt, with monks and nuns leaving their monasteries and convents.
- During the 500's, Saint Benedict of Nursia established monasteries where monks and nuns lived in separate communities.
- The group included eight Catholic nuns, a priest, four military veterans, union organizers, and students.
- Soon there was also a house for nuns of which Augustine's widowed sister became ‘mother’.
Synonyms
sister, novice, abbess, prioress, Mother Superior, Reverend Mother
bride of Christ, religious, conventual, contemplative
Roman Catholic Church canoness
literary vestal
historical anchoress
rare vowess
2Any of a number of birds whose plumage resembles a nun's habit, especially an Asian mannikin.
羽毛像修女服的鸟（尤指亚洲的侏儒鸟）
1. 2.1 A pigeon of a breed with a crest on its neck.
  德国种家鸽（颈部有羽簇）

Derivatives

nunhood

noun

nunlike

adjective

Many of the men wore white skullcaps and long white robes, dishdashas, and the women were either scarved and covered or in the full abaya, a black nunlike garb.
Example sentencesExamples
- A square window in a stark white door slides open, framing a nurse in a white room wearing a white nunlike getup.

nunnish

adjective

nunhood

noun

Origin

Old English nonne, from ecclesiastical Latin nonna, feminine of nonnus 'monk', reinforced by Old French nonne.

Rhymes

begun, bun, done, Donne, dun, fine-spun, forerun, fun, gun, Gunn, hon, Hun, none, one, one-to-one, outdone, outgun, outrun, plus-one, pun, run, shun, son, spun, stun, sun, ton, tonne, tun, underdone, Verdun, won

Definition of nun in US English:

nun

nounnənnən

1A member of a religious community of women, especially a cloistered one, living under vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience.
修女；尼姑
Example sentencesExamples
- A number of priests and nuns were killed, and churches and convents were torched.
- Once a year I spend a weekend at a Buddhist monastery populated by a community of monks and nuns.
- A Jesuit uncle, then chaplain to the Seattle community of Carmelite nuns, made an emergency appeal for prayers.
- The protagonist is a Carmelite nun who is gifted with visions and who writes inspiring poetry about them.
- During the 500's, Saint Benedict of Nursia established monasteries where monks and nuns lived in separate communities.
- Not long afterward, she converted to Christianity and became a Carmelite nun.
- Soon there was also a house for nuns of which Augustine's widowed sister became ‘mother’.
- True, in Roman Catholicism there are whole communities of monks and nuns who intercede every day for those who do not have the desire or the capacity to pray for themselves.
- The purpose of these scriptures is to regulate in all detail the life within the community of monks and nuns as well as their relationship with the laity.
- While this nuptial dimension belongs to the entire Church by reason of our baptism, the cloistered nun is consecrated to be an icon of this reality.
- She accepted only nurses over thirty years of age and refused to allow Roman Catholic nuns or other religious orders to serve.
- He was especially well known among the religious sisters, the nuns of that time.
- It was this letter which enabled the founding of Carmelite communities for nuns, and gave official recognition to lay people as members of the order.
- Soon the effects of the new teaching were widely felt, with monks and nuns leaving their monasteries and convents.
- It is the only Benedictine community for nuns in Ireland and, like many other orders, is experiencing a serious decline in vocations.
- Like Whitby in Northumbria, several of the Kentish minsters had been double houses, comprising communities of nuns and monks ruled by an abbess.
- The group included eight Catholic nuns, a priest, four military veterans, union organizers, and students.
- One of mother's aunts was a nun in the Sisters of the Holy Family, a black order in New Orleans.
- More than 130 Roman Catholic priests and nuns and hundreds of other Christians were affected by the denial of visa renewals.
- The bias against celibacy prevents the emergence of a distinctive caste of female religious comparable to the nuns and abbesses of the Christian West.
Synonyms
sister, novice, abbess, prioress, mother superior, reverend mother
1. 1.1 Any of a number of birds whose plumage resembles a nun's habit, especially an Asian mannikin.
  羽毛像修女服的鸟（尤指亚洲的侏儒鸟）
2. 1.2 A pigeon of a breed with a crest on its neck.
  德国种家鸽（颈部有羽簇）

Origin

Old English nonne, from ecclesiastical Latin nonna, feminine of nonnus ‘monk’, reinforced by Old French nonne.

词汇	nun
释义	Definition of nun in English: nun noun nʌnnən 1A member of a religious community of women, typically one living under vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience. 修女；尼姑 Example sentencesExamples More than 130 Roman Catholic priests and nuns and hundreds of other Christians were affected by the denial of visa renewals. Like Whitby in Northumbria, several of the Kentish minsters had been double houses, comprising communities of nuns and monks ruled by an abbess. The bias against celibacy prevents the emergence of a distinctive caste of female religious comparable to the nuns and abbesses of the Christian West. One of mother's aunts was a nun in the Sisters of the Holy Family, a black order in New Orleans. It was this letter which enabled the founding of Carmelite communities for nuns, and gave official recognition to lay people as members of the order. While this nuptial dimension belongs to the entire Church by reason of our baptism, the cloistered nun is consecrated to be an icon of this reality. The purpose of these scriptures is to regulate in all detail the life within the community of monks and nuns as well as their relationship with the laity. A Jesuit uncle, then chaplain to the Seattle community of Carmelite nuns, made an emergency appeal for prayers. She accepted only nurses over thirty years of age and refused to allow Roman Catholic nuns or other religious orders to serve. He was especially well known among the religious sisters, the nuns of that time. True, in Roman Catholicism there are whole communities of monks and nuns who intercede every day for those who do not have the desire or the capacity to pray for themselves. A number of priests and nuns were killed, and churches and convents were torched. Not long afterward, she converted to Christianity and became a Carmelite nun. The protagonist is a Carmelite nun who is gifted with visions and who writes inspiring poetry about them. Once a year I spend a weekend at a Buddhist monastery populated by a community of monks and nuns. It is the only Benedictine community for nuns in Ireland and, like many other orders, is experiencing a serious decline in vocations. Soon the effects of the new teaching were widely felt, with monks and nuns leaving their monasteries and convents. During the 500's, Saint Benedict of Nursia established monasteries where monks and nuns lived in separate communities. The group included eight Catholic nuns, a priest, four military veterans, union organizers, and students. Soon there was also a house for nuns of which Augustine's widowed sister became ‘mother’. Synonyms sister, novice, abbess, prioress, Mother Superior, Reverend Mother bride of Christ, religious, conventual, contemplative Roman Catholic Church canoness literary vestal historical anchoress rare vowess 2Any of a number of birds whose plumage resembles a nun's habit, especially an Asian mannikin. 羽毛像修女服的鸟（尤指亚洲的侏儒鸟） 2.1 A pigeon of a breed with a crest on its neck. 德国种家鸽（颈部有羽簇） Derivatives nunhood noun nunlike adjective Many of the men wore white skullcaps and long white robes, dishdashas, and the women were either scarved and covered or in the full abaya, a black nunlike garb. Example sentencesExamples A square window in a stark white door slides open, framing a nurse in a white room wearing a white nunlike getup. nunnish adjective nunhood noun Origin Old English nonne, from ecclesiastical Latin nonna, feminine of nonnus 'monk', reinforced by Old French nonne. Rhymes begun, bun, done, Donne, dun, fine-spun, forerun, fun, gun, Gunn, hon, Hun, none, one, one-to-one, outdone, outgun, outrun, plus-one, pun, run, shun, son, spun, stun, sun, ton, tonne, tun, underdone, Verdun, won Definition of nun in US English: nun nounnənnən 1A member of a religious community of women, especially a cloistered one, living under vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience. 修女；尼姑 Example sentencesExamples A number of priests and nuns were killed, and churches and convents were torched. Once a year I spend a weekend at a Buddhist monastery populated by a community of monks and nuns. A Jesuit uncle, then chaplain to the Seattle community of Carmelite nuns, made an emergency appeal for prayers. The protagonist is a Carmelite nun who is gifted with visions and who writes inspiring poetry about them. During the 500's, Saint Benedict of Nursia established monasteries where monks and nuns lived in separate communities. Not long afterward, she converted to Christianity and became a Carmelite nun. Soon there was also a house for nuns of which Augustine's widowed sister became ‘mother’. True, in Roman Catholicism there are whole communities of monks and nuns who intercede every day for those who do not have the desire or the capacity to pray for themselves. The purpose of these scriptures is to regulate in all detail the life within the community of monks and nuns as well as their relationship with the laity. While this nuptial dimension belongs to the entire Church by reason of our baptism, the cloistered nun is consecrated to be an icon of this reality. She accepted only nurses over thirty years of age and refused to allow Roman Catholic nuns or other religious orders to serve. He was especially well known among the religious sisters, the nuns of that time. It was this letter which enabled the founding of Carmelite communities for nuns, and gave official recognition to lay people as members of the order. Soon the effects of the new teaching were widely felt, with monks and nuns leaving their monasteries and convents. It is the only Benedictine community for nuns in Ireland and, like many other orders, is experiencing a serious decline in vocations. Like Whitby in Northumbria, several of the Kentish minsters had been double houses, comprising communities of nuns and monks ruled by an abbess. The group included eight Catholic nuns, a priest, four military veterans, union organizers, and students. One of mother's aunts was a nun in the Sisters of the Holy Family, a black order in New Orleans. More than 130 Roman Catholic priests and nuns and hundreds of other Christians were affected by the denial of visa renewals. The bias against celibacy prevents the emergence of a distinctive caste of female religious comparable to the nuns and abbesses of the Christian West. Synonyms sister, novice, abbess, prioress, mother superior, reverend mother 1.1 Any of a number of birds whose plumage resembles a nun's habit, especially an Asian mannikin. 羽毛像修女服的鸟（尤指亚洲的侏儒鸟） 1.2 A pigeon of a breed with a crest on its neck. 德国种家鸽（颈部有羽簇） Origin Old English nonne, from ecclesiastical Latin nonna, feminine of nonnus ‘monk’, reinforced by Old French nonne.
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