: a woman belonging to a religious order
especially
: one under solemn vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience
: the 14th letter of the Hebrew alphabet see Alphabet Table
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CBS News, 11 Feb. 2026
On Wednesday morning, the monks walked single file, followed by about 100 other monks and nuns who had joined them in Washington.
—Deepa Bharath, Los Angeles Times, 11 Feb. 2026
The Spa More than 10,000 square feet of wellness space occupies the castle's basement level, with treatment rooms set within the former convent's nuns' cells.
—Jenn Rice, Travel + Leisure, 8 Feb. 2026
Plunging enrollment has dogged archdiocese schools for decades as tuition costs have climbed, while the number of free teachers (priests and nuns) has plummeted.
—Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 4 Feb. 2026
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Noun
In the afternoon, the monks stopped at the Washington National Cathedral, where they were joined by more than 100 other Buddhist monks and nuns.
—CBS News, 11 Feb. 2026
On Wednesday morning, the monks walked single file, followed by about 100 other monks and nuns who had joined them in Washington.
—Deepa Bharath, Los Angeles Times, 11 Feb. 2026
The Spa More than 10,000 square feet of wellness space occupies the castle's basement level, with treatment rooms set within the former convent's nuns' cells.
—Jenn Rice, Travel + Leisure, 8 Feb. 2026
Plunging enrollment has dogged archdiocese schools for decades as tuition costs have climbed, while the number of free teachers (priests and nuns) has plummeted.
—Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 4 Feb. 2026
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“Nun.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nun. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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