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Recent Examples of nun
See photos of nuns from around the world gathering in and around St. Peter’s Square to witness history.
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Elizabeth Robinson, NBC news, 9 May 2025
In Sparkill, in New York's Rockland County, nuns belonging to the Dominican Sisters watched with joy as Leo delivered his first address to the public.
—Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 9 May 2025
By the time his small class graduated from the eighth grade in 1969, many had jettisoned the idea of becoming a priest or nun, according to former classmates.
—Chris Kenning, USA Today, 11 May 2025
Talia Shire plays Teresa, a nun who left a convent after falling for another woman.
—Olivia B. Waxman, Time, 9 May 2025
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Elizabeth Robinson, NBC news, 9 May 2025
In Sparkill, in New York's Rockland County, nuns belonging to the Dominican Sisters watched with joy as Leo delivered his first address to the public.
—Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 9 May 2025
By the time his small class graduated from the eighth grade in 1969, many had jettisoned the idea of becoming a priest or nun, according to former classmates.
—Chris Kenning, USA Today, 11 May 2025
Talia Shire plays Teresa, a nun who left a convent after falling for another woman.
—Olivia B. Waxman, Time, 9 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nun
Noun
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When the abbess died in 866, she was buried in the abbey church.—
Moira Ritter,
Miami Herald,
22 Feb. 2024
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That makes the abbess a likely candidate for the author of the inscription and marginal doodles.—
Ron Amadeo,
Ars Technica,
21 Feb. 2023
Noun
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Zen Mantra Thich Nhat Hanh was a Zen monk from Vietnam who was quite an incredible man.—
Kathryn Shattuck,
New York Times,
3 May 2025
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Cambodian folks from Stockton and the Bay converged with 98-year olds from Long Beach and monks who flew from Cambodia to tie bracelets onto wrists, uttering blessings.—
Jia H. Jung,
Mercury News,
15 Apr. 2025
Noun
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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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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,
29 Mar. 2024
Noun
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Some went as payment to the priests and priestesses.—
Matthew Wills,
JSTOR Daily,
16 May 2025
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The grove also houses two ancient palaces and nine riverside worship points, each maintained by priests or priestesses who inherit their roles through their family lineage.—
Ogar Monday,
Christian Science Monitor,
8 May 2025
Noun
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Martin Luther, who in the 16th-century would reject Catholicism and become central to the Protestant Reformation, was a former Augustinian friar.—
Erik Ortiz,
NBC news,
9 May 2025
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Leo is also notable for being the first Augustinian friar to lead the church.—
Rachel Treisman,
NPR,
9 May 2025
Noun
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But former employees said the organization contributed hundreds of millions of dollars toward promoting novice teachers.—
Arthur Jones II,
ABC News,
6 May 2025
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Plus, its Smart Connect button and auto-protocol selection simplify the setup, even for VPN novices.—
StackCommerce Team,
PC Magazine,
5 May 2025
Noun
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Mom, a brunette-turned-strawberry blonde, passed down her hair habits to my older sister, a blonde who is religious about her eight-week highlight touch-up appointments, and me.—
Alyssa Grabinski,
People.com,
16 May 2025
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Division 1 preview: State-leading sisters Makenna Herbst (800) and Morgan Herbst (300 hurdles) of Carlsbad and Paige Echsner of Del Norte (pole vault) and Carlsbad’s section record-holding 4×400 relay team are entered.—
Steve Brand,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 May 2025
Noun
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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 May. 2025.
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