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Chicago can claim the first American pope because Mildred Prevost carried The Immaculata message of the classroom to her son, as did her two sisters who became nuns — one a BVM and the other a Sister of Mercy.
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Chicago Tribune, 21 June 2025
Monasteries have served as the home base of monks and nuns for centuries.
—Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 20 June 2025
The former Bon Secours Mother and Baby Home in western Ireland — which closed in 1961 and was run by Catholic nuns — was one of many mother-and-baby homes during the 20th century in the European country.
—Sophia Compton, FOXNews.com, 18 June 2025
The nun incorporates stories in her presentation, using examples of kids that she’s worked with.
—Melinda Moore, Chicago Tribune, 7 July 2025
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Chicago Tribune, 21 June 2025
Monasteries have served as the home base of monks and nuns for centuries.
—Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 20 June 2025
The former Bon Secours Mother and Baby Home in western Ireland — which closed in 1961 and was run by Catholic nuns — was one of many mother-and-baby homes during the 20th century in the European country.
—Sophia Compton, FOXNews.com, 18 June 2025
The nun incorporates stories in her presentation, using examples of kids that she’s worked with.
—Melinda Moore, Chicago Tribune, 7 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nun
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Hildegard von Bingen, a Benedictine abbess and eventual saint, lived in the Middle Ages, when women’s lives were severely restricted.—
Faith Hill,
The Atlantic,
2 June 2025
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The 12th-century abbess, composer, philosopher, and visionary becomes a thrilling subject when backed by modular synths, Ukrainian folk singing, and high medieval music.—
Nina Corcoran,
Pitchfork,
30 May 2025
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Eric-the-junkie had intoned to his even-then-passé parents, old-schoolers bent on building systems that would stick, that the monks were celebrating the ephemeral beauty of physical existence.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
9 July 2025
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Last month, in a rare meeting with Chinese leader Xi Jinping, the Tibetan monk reaffirmed his allegiance to the rule of the Communist Party and pledged to make his religion more Chinese – a tenet of Xi’s policy on religion.—
Simone McCarthy,
CNN Money,
3 July 2025
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Matrix by Lauren Groff Currents of violence and devotion coalesce around Marie de France, a 17-year-old sent to be the new prioress of a 12th-century English abbey.—
Mia Barzilay Freund,
Vogue,
7 July 2025
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In response, the diocese said in a statement that the Holy See has acted toward healing the Arlington Carmel and the nuns in the community and not simply the former prioress and her former councilors.—
Elizabeth Campbell,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
21 Apr. 2024
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One of the exciting new discoveries includes new information regarding Babylonian women–many were priestesses.—
Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
2 July 2025
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The title mixed action-game elements with tower defense and real-time strategy to create a memorable experience as the swordsman Soh escorts the priestess Yoshiro through a mountain tainted with evil spirits.—
Gieson Cacho,
Mercury News,
28 May 2025
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The Discalced Carmelite Fathers Monastery in Munster was founded in 1952 by a group of Polish Discalced Carmelite friars who came to America after World War II to devote themselves to the pastoral care of their countrymen.—
Philip Potempa,
Chicago Tribune,
11 July 2025
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Today, there are some 2,800 Augustinian friars in almost 50 countries worldwide.—
Joanne M. Pierce,
The Conversation,
27 May 2025
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This makes these spots good for young anglers and novices as well as those with mobility challenges.—
Kaitlyn Keegan,
Hartford Courant,
10 July 2025
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Two pilots in uniform greeted us and put all of us novice fliers at ease, giving us a rundown about the safety measures between cracking jokes.—
Sabrina Weiss,
People.com,
24 June 2025
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The 26-year-old sister of NHL player Johnny Gaudreau and AHL player Matthew Gaudreau married her high school sweetheart Devin Joyce in Philadelphia on Friday, July 11, the couple announced in an Instagram post.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
14 July 2025
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Lawsuits between Erin Spohr and her sister, Adrienne Spohr, allege money played a role in the June 2021 deadly shooting.—
Rosalio Ahumada,
Sacbee.com,
14 July 2025
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In the medieval church, women’s roles were limited – usually some form of enclosure and celibacy, such as becoming an anchoress walled up alone for life, or a nun in a classic convent.—
Joelle Rollo-Koster,
The Conversation,
25 Feb. 2025
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Louise, a former anchoress, is her humble, tyrannical maid.—
Hervé Guibert,
Harper's Magazine,
2 Nov. 2024
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“Nun.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nun. Accessed 25 Jul. 2025.
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