: 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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thehustle.co, 21 Mar. 2025
Warhol’s mass production techniques, riffs on commercial images and ironic takes on consumer culture intersected with art created by Kent, a Catholic nun who took the name Sister Mary Corita.
—R. Daniel Foster, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025
Mansion also took over Club Allure, a strip club that was embroiled in controversy with a 2014 lawsuit from nuns in the nearby Missionary Sisters of St. Charles Borromeo convent.
—Madeline Buckley, Chicago Tribune, 17 Mar. 2025
Even the nuns’ attire had progressed past ultra-conservative frocks and full-coverage veils.
—Zoey Lyttle, People.com, 14 Mar. 2025
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Noun
The video, which features scruffy cartoons, including a tech-obsessed nun, exploded.
—thehustle.co, 21 Mar. 2025
Warhol’s mass production techniques, riffs on commercial images and ironic takes on consumer culture intersected with art created by Kent, a Catholic nun who took the name Sister Mary Corita.
—R. Daniel Foster, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025
Mansion also took over Club Allure, a strip club that was embroiled in controversy with a 2014 lawsuit from nuns in the nearby Missionary Sisters of St. Charles Borromeo convent.
—Madeline Buckley, Chicago Tribune, 17 Mar. 2025
Even the nuns’ attire had progressed past ultra-conservative frocks and full-coverage veils.
—Zoey Lyttle, People.com, 14 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 28 Mar. 2025.
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