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Definition of nuns

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Loreto Lo*ret"o, or Loretto Lo*ret"to, nuns uns [From Loreto, a city in Italy famous for its Holy House, said to be that in which Jesus lived, brought by angels from Nazareth.] (R. C. Ch.) Members of a congregation of nuns founded by Mrs. Mary Teresa Ball, near Dublin, Ireland, in 1822, and now spread over Ireland, India, Canada, and the United States. The nuns are called also Ladies of Loreto. They are engaged in teaching girls.
Nun
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.

Meaning of nuns from wikipedia

- institutes of nuns and sisters (the female equivalent of male monks or friars), each with its own charism or special character. Traditionally, nuns are members...
- Madrid The Nun (2013 film), a 2013 French film The Nun (2018 film), an American horror film and part of The Conjuring franchise The Nuns, a U.S. punk...
- known as Turchine Nuns or Blue Nuns, founded by Maria Vittoria De Fornari Strata; Order of the Most Holy Savior, known as Bridgettine nuns and monks, founded...
- several years of inactivity, Miro, Olener, and Raphael reformed The Nuns. The Nuns during this period tilted more towards Miro's new wave-influenced rock...
- small group of **** men in San Francisco began wearing the attire of Catholic nuns in visible situations using camp to promote various social and political...
- Canada in 1973 to commemorate the Grey Nuns. In 2011, Grey Nuns Motherhouse, the former motherhouse of the Grey Nuns in Montreal, now part of Concordia University...
- Valak and joins the nuns in prayer to ward it off. When she reunites with Burke and Frenchie, she discovers that none of the nuns she had seen and talked...
- Primate to represent themselves to the Vatican and to the world. Benedictine nuns are given the title Dame in preference to Sister. The monastery at Subiaco...
- Devin Gerald Nunes GOIH (/ˈnuːnɛs/; born October 1, 1973) is an American businessman and politician who is chief executive officer of the Trump Media &...
- Buddhist women (nuns). "The re-establishment of nunsordination in Tibet via XIVth Dalai Lama and the international monks and nuns sanghas will lead...