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nun |
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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