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Ethel Caterham, 115, claimed the record in April, following the death of 116-year-old Brazilian nun Inah Canabarro Lucas.
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Brian Anthony Hernandez, People.com, 6 July 2025
De Leon most recently starred in Season 2 of Hulu’s Nine Perfect Strangers as Agnes, a former nun, working opposite Nicole Kidman, Christine Baranski and Henry Golding.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 29 July 2025
On Monday, the Buddhist Association of China said in a statement that Shi had been stripped of his ordination certificate – an official proof of a monk’s or nun’s qualification to enter monastic life.
—Nectar Gan, CNN Money, 28 July 2025
Experts think the tapestry was created by nuns in Canterbury, England, at the behest of William’s half-brother Bishop Odo of Bayeux and taken to France in the years after William won the English throne.
—Asia London Palomba, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 July 2025
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Brian Anthony Hernandez, People.com, 6 July 2025
De Leon most recently starred in Season 2 of Hulu’s Nine Perfect Strangers as Agnes, a former nun, working opposite Nicole Kidman, Christine Baranski and Henry Golding.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 29 July 2025
On Monday, the Buddhist Association of China said in a statement that Shi had been stripped of his ordination certificate – an official proof of a monk’s or nun’s qualification to enter monastic life.
—Nectar Gan, CNN Money, 28 July 2025
Experts think the tapestry was created by nuns in Canterbury, England, at the behest of William’s half-brother Bishop Odo of Bayeux and taken to France in the years after William won the English throne.
—Asia London Palomba, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 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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To my surprise, that’s where this story began: a monk’s sweet tooth and a nutritionist’s patience.—
Omaid Homayun,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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In 1965, Snyder and his friend Philip Whalen had designed a hike in the Japanese mountain monk (yamabushi) tradition that followed a route with stations where the pilgrims stopped to chant from various Zen and Tibetan Buddhist traditions, something not only Buddhist but shamanic.—
Dennis McNally,
Rolling Stone,
7 Aug. 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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Seer: Big-budget historical epic following the Trojan priestess Cassandra and her lover Apollo.—
Vulture Staff,
Vulture,
15 July 2025
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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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Other friars scribbled complaints about cold weather and poor-quality materials.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
22 July 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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This is a whisky that is perfect for both single malt novices and more experienced connoisseurs who are looking for an everyday sipper.—
Hudson Lindenberger,
Forbes.com,
29 July 2025
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Traditional cover bands, with deep and varied repertoires, and often encountered by chance in bars or at weekend civic festivals, can be great entrées to the live-music experience for the novice concertgoer or casual fan.—
Matt Sebastian,
Denver Post,
29 July 2025
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However, the twisted sister event at Universal Orlando Resort gets the ball rolling a little earlier on Friday, August 29, 2025.—
Simon Thompson,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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Inviting her sister to this world was a no-brainer.—
Kylie Volavongsa,
jsonline.com,
7 Aug. 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 21 Aug. 2025.
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