: 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
Examples of nun in a Sentence
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Jack Dunn, Variety, 17 Apr. 2024
After reviewing video footage, police discovered the nun, who was seen with the suitcase and wearing her habit.
—Peter Aitken, Fox News, 13 Apr. 2024
The commercial ends as the music reaches a crescendo, but the song is barely heard over the head nun’s crunching of the chips.
—Anna Lazarus Caplan, Peoplemag, 10 Apr. 2024
Our Lady of Sorrows, a hospice for infirm and dying nuns (conveniently built over ancient catacombs!), to take her vows.
—Jen Yamato, Washington Post, 20 Mar. 2024
As for Immaculate, the film follows Sweeney as an American nun who transfers to an Italian convent that harbors dark and horrifying secrets.
—Kirsten Chuba, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Mar. 2024
Six Catholic nuns and others were kidnapped in Haiti in January.
—Phil Helsel, NBC News, 12 Mar. 2024
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
Noun
Rebel Nun follows the story of Catholic nun and leading death penalty abolitionist Sister Helen Prejean, whose story was first captured in the 1995 film Dead Man Walking.
—Jack Dunn, Variety, 17 Apr. 2024
After reviewing video footage, police discovered the nun, who was seen with the suitcase and wearing her habit.
—Peter Aitken, Fox News, 13 Apr. 2024
The commercial ends as the music reaches a crescendo, but the song is barely heard over the head nun’s crunching of the chips.
—Anna Lazarus Caplan, Peoplemag, 10 Apr. 2024
Our Lady of Sorrows, a hospice for infirm and dying nuns (conveniently built over ancient catacombs!), to take her vows.
—Jen Yamato, Washington Post, 20 Mar. 2024
As for Immaculate, the film follows Sweeney as an American nun who transfers to an Italian convent that harbors dark and horrifying secrets.
—Kirsten Chuba, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Mar. 2024
Six Catholic nuns and others were kidnapped in Haiti in January.
—Phil Helsel, NBC News, 12 Mar. 2024
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
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“Nun.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nun. Accessed 24 Apr. 2024.
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