nunnery
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nun·nery

noun \ˈnən-rē, ˈnə-nə-\
plural nun·ner·ies

Definition of NUNNERY

: a convent of nuns

First Known Use of NUNNERY

14th century

Other Christian Religious Terms

Pentateuch, blasphemy, curate, doxology, eremite, iconoclasm, liturgy, orison, pneuma, reliquary

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