: 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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The conservative backlash isn’t surprising, but we were still left genuinely puzzled by the unshakable belief that a lesbian nun is as far-fetched a notion as a flying elephant.
—Literary Hub, 4 Nov. 2025
And their reach now goes far beyond the parish; the nuns now have their own Instagram account, currently with 70,000 followers.
—Esme Nicholson, NPR, 4 Nov. 2025
Left behind at their foreboding campus over winter break, Boynton and Shipka's characters are at the mercy of the school's imperious nuns and old secrets.
—Dennis Perkins, Entertainment Weekly, 31 Oct. 2025
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Noun
In it, novice nun Viridiana (Silvia Pinal) does her utmost to maintain her Catholic principles, but her lecherous uncle (Fernando Rey) and a motley assemblage of paupers force her to confront the limits of her idealism.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 5 Nov. 2025
The conservative backlash isn’t surprising, but we were still left genuinely puzzled by the unshakable belief that a lesbian nun is as far-fetched a notion as a flying elephant.
—Literary Hub, 4 Nov. 2025
And their reach now goes far beyond the parish; the nuns now have their own Instagram account, currently with 70,000 followers.
—Esme Nicholson, NPR, 4 Nov. 2025
Left behind at their foreboding campus over winter break, Boynton and Shipka's characters are at the mercy of the school's imperious nuns and old secrets.
—Dennis Perkins, Entertainment Weekly, 31 Oct. 2025
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“Nun.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nun. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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