: 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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Paul Jebara, Travel + Leisure, 18 Oct. 2024
Anatomy of Injustice: A Murder Case Gone Wrong By Raymond Bonner
Almighty, by Dan Zak
One night in July 2012, an 82-year-old nun named Megan Rice and two companions break into the Y-12 National Security Complex in Oak Ridge, Tennessee.
—Jared Sullivan, The Atlantic, 17 Oct. 2024
The new version of Sancta, directed by Austrian choreographer Florentina Holzinger, shows naked nuns roller-skating on a half-pipe and a wall of crucified unclothed bodies.
—Carlo Angerer, NBC News, 11 Oct. 2024
Brought up by unfriendly, ossifying nuns, ancient retainers, and countless skeletons, Gideon is ready to abandon a life of servitude and an afterlife as a reanimated corpse.
—Brianne Kane, Scientific American, 27 Sep. 2024
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Noun
The on-site boulangerie, a holdover from the nuns' tenure, churns out morning pastries using flour milled in-house from ancient grains.
—Paul Jebara, Travel + Leisure, 18 Oct. 2024
Anatomy of Injustice: A Murder Case Gone Wrong By Raymond Bonner
Almighty, by Dan Zak
One night in July 2012, an 82-year-old nun named Megan Rice and two companions break into the Y-12 National Security Complex in Oak Ridge, Tennessee.
—Jared Sullivan, The Atlantic, 17 Oct. 2024
The new version of Sancta, directed by Austrian choreographer Florentina Holzinger, shows naked nuns roller-skating on a half-pipe and a wall of crucified unclothed bodies.
—Carlo Angerer, NBC News, 11 Oct. 2024
Brought up by unfriendly, ossifying nuns, ancient retainers, and countless skeletons, Gideon is ready to abandon a life of servitude and an afterlife as a reanimated corpse.
—Brianne Kane, Scientific American, 27 Sep. 2024
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“Nun.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nun. Accessed 20 Nov. 2024.
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