Definition of Nun

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Definition of Nun

Nun

A woman devoted to a religious life, who lives in a convent, under the three vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience.

A white variety of domestic pigeons having a veil of feathers covering the head.

The smew.

The European blue titmouse.

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Nun Quotations

I have been called a nun with a switchblade where my privacy is concerned. I think there's a point where one says, that's for family, that's for me.
Julie Andrews

I'm currently in an interesting correspondence with a nun about forgiveness.
Julian Clary

All of us kids ended up 'doing Mom.' There are four of us who've tried show business. Five if you insist on counting my sister the nun, who does liturgical dance.
Bill Murray

I have terrible handwriting. I now say it's a learning disability... but a nun who was a very troubled woman hit me over the fingers with a ruler because my writing was so bad.
Andrew Greeley

I truly believe that God brought this, Dorothy Day script to me, because for a long time up until I was in eight grade - I wanted to be a nun.
Moira Kelly

My manager wants me to dress like a nun and I want to dress like a teenager.
Anna Kournikova

I would love to play a nun. I used to want to be one when I was a kid.
Sheryl Lee

I don't have a life, I really don't. I'm as close to a nun as you can be without the little hat. I'm a golf nun.
Gabrielle Reece

I'm so sick of hearing how there's no strong roles for women. I don't care about strong roles. I just want to see women who are characters! A nun, a serial killer, a housewife, as long as there's some depth there.
Martha Plimpton

I'd the upbringing a nun would envy. Until I was fifteen I was more familiar with Africa than my own body.
Joe Orton

Nun Translations

nun in Dutch is kloosterzuster, non
nun in French is nonne
nun in German is Blaumeise, Klosterfrau
nun in Italian is monaca
nun in Latin is sanctimonialis
nun in Spanish is monja
nun in Swedish is nunna

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