noun Download 🔗Share A member of a Christian religious community of women who live by certain vows and usually wear a habit, (specifically) those living together in a cloister. Examples : "The nuns at the local convent help run the elementary school. " religion person group theology Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share (by extension) A member of a similar female community in other confessions. Examples : "In the Buddhist temple, the nuns chanted peacefully, offering prayers for the community's well-being. " religion group person Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A kind of pigeon with the feathers on its head like the hood of a nun. Examples : "The pigeon fancier showed off his prize-winning nuns, explaining how their hooded heads were a desirable trait. " animal bird Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The fourteenth letter of many Semitic alphabets/abjads (Phoenician, Aramaic, Hebrew, Syriac, Arabic and others). Examples : ""In Hebrew class, we learned that nuns look different depending on whether they are in the middle or at the end of a word." " language linguistics word Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading