: 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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Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 29 July 2025
On Monday, the Buddhist Association of China said in a statement that Shi had been stripped of his ordination certificate – an official proof of a monk’s or nun’s qualification to enter monastic life.
—Nectar Gan, CNN Money, 28 July 2025
Experts think the tapestry was created by nuns in Canterbury, England, at the behest of William’s half-brother Bishop Odo of Bayeux and taken to France in the years after William won the English throne.
—Asia London Palomba, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 July 2025
During Sunday's ceremony, hundreds of red-robed monks and nuns joined the celebration as Tibetan musicians played traditional instruments and senior lamas struck cymbals in his honor.
—Adeola Adeosun, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 July 2025
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De Leon most recently starred in Season 2 of Hulu’s Nine Perfect Strangers as Agnes, a former nun, working opposite Nicole Kidman, Christine Baranski and Henry Golding.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 29 July 2025
On Monday, the Buddhist Association of China said in a statement that Shi had been stripped of his ordination certificate – an official proof of a monk’s or nun’s qualification to enter monastic life.
—Nectar Gan, CNN Money, 28 July 2025
Experts think the tapestry was created by nuns in Canterbury, England, at the behest of William’s half-brother Bishop Odo of Bayeux and taken to France in the years after William won the English throne.
—Asia London Palomba, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 July 2025
During Sunday's ceremony, hundreds of red-robed monks and nuns joined the celebration as Tibetan musicians played traditional instruments and senior lamas struck cymbals in his honor.
—Adeola Adeosun, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for nun
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“Nun.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nun. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.
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