: 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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Caroline Lillian Schopp, Artforum, 13 May 2026
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Noun
Like the nun Beate before her, Susanna seems destined, as punishment for her overwhelming ardor, to be walled into the convent.
—Caroline Lillian Schopp, Artforum, 13 May 2026
Just like Schiaparelli’s story, this story involves nuns.
—Literary Hub, 11 May 2026
There was an assault on a nun in Jerusalem.
—CBS News, 10 May 2026
Olivier Poquillon, the director of the French School of Biblical and Archaeological Research, said that the nun was a researcher at the school.
—Melanie Lidman, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2026
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 21 May. 2026.
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