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nun

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Synonyms & Antonyms of nun

as in sister

Synonyms & Near Synonyms for nun

sister

abbess,
anchoress
(or ancress),
cloistress
[obsolete],
conventual,
mother superior,
novice,
prioress,
religious,
Reverend Mother,
votary
[archaic]

clergywoman,
deaconess,
high priestess,
priestess

friar,
mendicant,
monastic,
monk,
oblate

clergyperson,
cleric,
clerical,
clerk,
deacon,
divine,
dominie,
ecclesiastic,
high priest,
minister,
preacher,
reverend

abbot,
archbishop,
archpriest,
bishop,
dean,
diocesan,
monsignor,
pope,
prelate,
presbyter

churchman,
clergyman,
father,
Holy Joe
[slang],
padre

abbé,
curate,
curé,
parson,
pastor,
rector,
shepherd,
vicar

chaplain,
confessor,
sky pilot

Antonyms & Near Antonyms for nun

lay reader,
lector

layman,
layperson,
secular

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“Nun.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nun. Accessed 26 Jun. 2022.

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