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Nun - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Nun : (noun)
1: a woman religious
2: a buoy resembling a cone [syn: conical buoy, nun buoy]
3: the 14th letter of the Hebrew alphabet
Based on WordNet 2.0
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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.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Nun : Beyond the fact that he was the father of Joshua nothing more is
known of him (Ex. 33:11).
Based on Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [Bible_Dictionary]:
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Nun, same as Non
Based on Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [Bible_Dictionary]:
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Example Usage of Nun |
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WendyCukierski: Priest and Nun killed in ‘act of barbarism’ in Congo http://ping.fm/uRWUG |
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schmalohr: Nun gehts so ganz langsam los in meinem Blog: http://evisionpress.com Es wird da viel kommen, also: Stay tuned ,-) |
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final_method: Bereite mich Nun mental auf die Mahlzeit vor. |
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