4  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Nun  \Nun\,  n.  [OE.  nunne,  AS  nunne,  fr  L.  nonna  nun,  nonnus 
  monk;  cf  Gr  ?,  ?;  of  unknown  origin.  Cf  {Nunnery}.] 
  1.  A  woman  devoted  to  a  religious  life,  who  lives  in  a 
  convent,  under  the  three  vows  of  poverty,  chastity,  and 
  obedience. 
 
  They  holy  time  is  quiet  as  a  nun  Breathless  with 
  adoration.  --Wordsworth. 
 
  2.  (Zo["o]l.) 
  a  A  white  variety  of  domestic  pigeons  having  a  veil  of 
  feathers  covering  the  head. 
  b  The  smew. 
  c  The  European  blue  titmouse. 
 
  {Gray  nuns}  (R.  C.  Ch.),  the  members  of  a  religious  order 
  established  in  Montreal  in  1745,  whence  branches  were 
  introduced  into  the  United  States  in  1853;  --  so  called 
  from  the  color  or  their  robe,  and  known  in  religion  as 
  {Sisters  of  Charity  of  Montreal}. 
 
  {Nun  buoy}.  See  under  {Buoy}. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  nun 
  n  1:  a  woman  religious 
  2:  a  buoy  resembling  a  cone  [syn:  {conical  buoy},  {nun  buoy}] 
  3:  the  14th  letter  of  the  Hebrew  alphabet 
 
  From  Easton's  1897  Bible  Dictionary  [easton]: 
 
  Nun 
  Beyond  the  fact  that  he  was  the  father  of  Joshua  nothing  more  is 
  known  of  him  (Ex.  33:11). 
 
 
  From  Hitchcock's  Bible  Names  Dictionary  (late  1800's)  [hitchcock]: 
 
  Nun,  same  as  Non 
 

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