: 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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Matt Grobar, Deadline, 8 Apr. 2025
After his death in a plane crash, Korda leaves his wealth to his only daughter Liesel, a nun (portrayed by Mia Threapleton).
—Tommy McArdle, People.com, 7 Apr. 2025
This change in sentiment ushered in organizations like the Innocence Project and celebrity abolitionists like Sister Helen Prejean, a nun and spiritual adviser who immortalized her work in the 1993 book Dead Man Walking.
—Brenna Ehrlich, Rolling Stone, 29 Mar. 2025
Thai Buddhists often enter a monastery for a short period of time, temporarily being ordained as a monk or nun.
—Brooke Schedneck, The Conversation, 27 Mar. 2025
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Written and directed by Warwick Thornton, the Australian filmmaker behind titles like Sweet Country and Samson & Delilah, The New Boy takes place in 1940s Australia at a remote monastery with a mission for Aboriginal children run by a renegade nun, Sister Eileen (Blanchett).
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 8 Apr. 2025
After his death in a plane crash, Korda leaves his wealth to his only daughter Liesel, a nun (portrayed by Mia Threapleton).
—Tommy McArdle, People.com, 7 Apr. 2025
This change in sentiment ushered in organizations like the Innocence Project and celebrity abolitionists like Sister Helen Prejean, a nun and spiritual adviser who immortalized her work in the 1993 book Dead Man Walking.
—Brenna Ehrlich, Rolling Stone, 29 Mar. 2025
Thai Buddhists often enter a monastery for a short period of time, temporarily being ordained as a monk or nun.
—Brooke Schedneck, The Conversation, 27 Mar. 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 18 Apr. 2025.
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