nunnery
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nun·ner·y
(nŭn′ə-rē)n. pl. nun·ner·ies
A convent of nuns.
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nunnery
(ˈnʌnərɪ)n, pl -neries
(Ecclesiastical Terms) the convent or religious house of a community of nuns
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nun•ner•y
(ˈnʌn ə ri)n., pl. -ner•ies.
a convent for nuns.
[1225–75]
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Nunnery
a community of nuns; a convent, 1275.Examples: nunnery of eyes, 1651; of lively black-ey’d vestals, 1715.
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Noun | 1. | nunnery - the convent of a community of nuns convent - a religious residence especially for nuns |
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nunnery
noun convent, house, abbey, monastery, cloister In monasteries and nunneries, prayers are being offered for him.
Quotations
"Get thee to a nunnery" [William Shakespeare Hamlet]
"Get thee to a nunnery" [William Shakespeare Hamlet]
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Translations
دَيْر للراهِبات
klášter
nonnekloster
apácakolostorapácazárdazárda
nunnuklaustur
kadınlar manastırı
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nunnery
n (old) → (Nonnen)kloster nt
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nun
(nan) noun a member of a female religious community.
ˈnunnery – plural ˈnunneries – noun a house in which a group of nuns live; a convent.
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