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nun

1   [nuhn]
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
nun·like, adjective

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nun

2   [noon, noon]
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

   [noon]
noun
the 25th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
Origin:
< Arabic; see nun2, nu1

Nun

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

Nun

   [noon]
noun Egyptian Religion.
Nunu.
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nun1 (nʌn)
 
—n
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
 
[Old English nunne, from Church Latin nonna, from Late Latin: form of address used for an elderly woman]
 
'nunlike1
 
—adj

nun2 (nʊn)
 
—n
the 14th letter in the Hebrew alphabet (נ or, at the end of a word, ן), transliterated as n

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nun
O.E. nunne, from L.L. nonna "nun, tutor," originally (along with masc. nonnus) a term of address to elderly persons, perhaps from children's speech, reminiscent of nana (cf. Skt. nona, Pers. nana "mother," Gk. nanna "aunt," Serbo-Cr. nena "mother," It. nonna, Welsh nain "grandmother;" see
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nanny). Nunnery, c.1275, originally meant "nunhood." Sense of "house of ill-fame" is first recorded 1593.
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Cultural Dictionary

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.

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Bible Dictionary

Nun definition


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

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