: 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
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Jacqueline Charles
july 11, Miami Herald, 11 July 2025
Thorn branched into fiction in 1990 with Je t’ai dans la peau, starring Solveig Dommartin as a nun who falls in love with a priest and then becomes a union and feminist activist.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 8 July 2025
At the time, the nuns operated the school in a two-room cabin on land where St. Mary's Cathedral now stands.
—Michael Barnes, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
During a sit-down on the Today show to promote her memoir, the Episcopal nun discussed her previous career in Hollywood.
—Zoey Lyttle, People.com, 26 June 2025
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Noun
At least 15 people were killed including, two nuns.
—Jacqueline Charles
july 11, Miami Herald, 11 July 2025
Thorn branched into fiction in 1990 with Je t’ai dans la peau, starring Solveig Dommartin as a nun who falls in love with a priest and then becomes a union and feminist activist.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 8 July 2025
At the time, the nuns operated the school in a two-room cabin on land where St. Mary's Cathedral now stands.
—Michael Barnes, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
During a sit-down on the Today show to promote her memoir, the Episcopal nun discussed her previous career in Hollywood.
—Zoey Lyttle, People.com, 26 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for nun
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“Nun.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nun. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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