: a woman belonging to a religious order
especially
: one under solemn vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience
: the 14th letter of the Hebrew alphabet see Alphabet Table
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Julie Tremaine, PEOPLE, 27 Oct. 2025
Guests have heard screams, and some have reported actually seeing a ghostly nun standing beside their bed.
—Noreen Kompanik, Boston Herald, 26 Oct. 2025
Sister Lucia Caram, a nun who works at the Santa Clara Convent Foundation in Barcelona.
—Guillermo Rai, New York Times, 26 Oct. 2025
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Noun
One of the spirits rumored to haunt the place was the ghost of a nun who was buried alive for having an affair with a priest.
—Julie Tremaine, PEOPLE, 27 Oct. 2025
Guests have heard screams, and some have reported actually seeing a ghostly nun standing beside their bed.
—Noreen Kompanik, Boston Herald, 26 Oct. 2025
Sister Lucia Caram, a nun who works at the Santa Clara Convent Foundation in Barcelona.
—Guillermo Rai, New York Times, 26 Oct. 2025
Aircraft, ammunition belts, bolts of fabric, mine-working, kilt-making, cement-mixing, nuns, saris and American football have all been marshaled as explanations.
—Literary Hub, 20 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for nun
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“Nun.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nun. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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