: 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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Shania Russell, EW.com, 7 Apr. 2024
In Tacoma, Washington, residents came together for an interfaith solidarity event after a series of attacks rocked faith institutions, including an Islamic center targeted by an arson attack and a Buddhist nun being assaulted.
—USA TODAY, 3 Apr. 2024
In the film, the actress plays Cecilia, a devout American nun who moves to a convent in Italy, quickly uncovering a sinister side of the religious community.
—Benjamin Vanhoose, Peoplemag, 20 Mar. 2024
Hoping to learn more about Lassa fever, agency officials dispatched him to Ireland to conduct serologic, or antibody-detecting, tests on nuns who had previously worked in Sierra Leone.
—Michael S. Rosenwald, New York Times, 15 Mar. 2024
Don’t expect Sweeney to be method dressing as a nun for this tour though.
—Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 13 Mar. 2024
Neon backed the movie, which follows Sweeney as an American nun who joins a remote convent in the Italian countryside.
—Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 24 Mar. 2024
Immaculate follows Sweeney's Cecilia, an American nun who seeks a change of pace and joins an illustrious Italian convent.
—Lauren Huff, EW.com, 24 Mar. 2024
In Immaculate, Sweeney plays Cecilia, a nun who is sent to a convent in Italy that tends to dying nuns.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 22 Mar. 2024
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The First Omen, a chilling prequel to the 1976 horror classic The Omen, brought sinister nuns back to the box office only two weeks after Immaculate premiered.
—Shania Russell, EW.com, 7 Apr. 2024
In Tacoma, Washington, residents came together for an interfaith solidarity event after a series of attacks rocked faith institutions, including an Islamic center targeted by an arson attack and a Buddhist nun being assaulted.
—USA TODAY, 3 Apr. 2024
In the film, the actress plays Cecilia, a devout American nun who moves to a convent in Italy, quickly uncovering a sinister side of the religious community.
—Benjamin Vanhoose, Peoplemag, 20 Mar. 2024
Hoping to learn more about Lassa fever, agency officials dispatched him to Ireland to conduct serologic, or antibody-detecting, tests on nuns who had previously worked in Sierra Leone.
—Michael S. Rosenwald, New York Times, 15 Mar. 2024
Don’t expect Sweeney to be method dressing as a nun for this tour though.
—Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 13 Mar. 2024
Neon backed the movie, which follows Sweeney as an American nun who joins a remote convent in the Italian countryside.
—Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 24 Mar. 2024
Immaculate follows Sweeney's Cecilia, an American nun who seeks a change of pace and joins an illustrious Italian convent.
—Lauren Huff, EW.com, 24 Mar. 2024
In Immaculate, Sweeney plays Cecilia, a nun who is sent to a convent in Italy that tends to dying nuns.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 22 Mar. 2024
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nun
nounˈnən
: a woman belonging to a religious order
especially
: one living under solemn vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience
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