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1. Nun
   [Bible] Nun (n), in the Hebrew Bible, was a man from the Tribe of Ephraim, grandson of Ammihud, son of Elishama, and father of Joshua. ({bibleverse|1|Chronicles|7:26-27|HE}) He grew up in and may have lived his entire life in the Israelites` Egyptian captivity, where the Egyptians "made life...
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2. nun
   [n] - a woman religious 2. [n] - the 14th letter of the Hebrew alphabet
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3. Nun
   In Egyptian mythology, the primeval watery chaos on which the world floats; also the god personifying this. ...
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4. nun
   Woman belonging to a religious order under the vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience, and living under a particular rule. Christian convents are ruled by a superior (often elected), who is...
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5. nun
   a buoy in the form of two cones,base to base,and moored from one point so that the other is more or less upright HYDROGRAPHIC DICTIONARY Category: Transport • A light-weight,clear-finished,plain-weave cloth,usually made of worsted,silk,or cotton yarns and usually dyed black. Category: Various industries and crafts
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6. Nun
   Nun noun [ Middle English nunne , Anglo-Saxon nunne , from Latin nonna nun, nonnus monk; confer Greek ..., ...; of unknown origin. Confer Nunnery .] 1. A woman devoted to a religious life, who lives in a conve...
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7. nun
   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. <zoology> A white variety of domestic pigeons having a veil of feathers covering the head....
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8. nun
   noun a woman religious
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9. Nun
   • (n.) The smew. • (n.) A white variety of domestic pigeons having a veil of feathers covering the head. • (n.) The European blue titmouse. • (n.) A woman devoted to a religious life, who lives in a convent, under the three vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience. • (n.) A ...
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10. Nun
    oldest of the ancient Egyptian gods and father of Re, the sun god. Nun`s name means `water,` and he represented the primeval waters of chaos out of ... [1 related articles]
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11. nun
    woman who is a member of a monastic religious order or group. See monasticism.[6 related articles]
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12. Nun
    a kind of navigational buoy
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13. Nun
    [letter] Nun is the fourteenth letter of many Semitic abjads, including Phoenician, Aramaic, Hebrew נ and Arabic alphabet nūn ن (in abjadi order). It is the third letter in Thaana (ނ), pronounced as "noonu". Its sound value is n. The Phoenician letter gave rise to the Greek nu (Ν), Etruscan
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14. Nun
    A nun is a woman who has taken vows committing her life to her religion. She may be an ascetic who voluntarily chooses to leave mainstream society and live her life in prayer and contemplation in a monastery or convent. The term "nun" is applicable to Catholics – both eastern and western traditio...
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15. nun
    
    • a woman religious
    • a buoy resembling a cone
    • the 14th letter of the Hebrew alphabet
    
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16. Nun
    Nun (nŭn, nOOn) , in the Bible, father of Joshua.
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17. nun
    nun: see monasticism.
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18. nun
    Woman belonging to a religious order under the vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience, and living under a particular rule. Christian convents are ruled by a superior (often elected), who is subject to the authority of the bishop of the diocese or sometimes directly to the pope. See monasticism. It...
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19. Nun
    Primordial god of water and fertility, depicted as a green or blue man
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20. Nun
    [pigeon] The Nun is a breed of fancy pigeon developed over many years of selective breeding, was also known as the Dutch Shell Pigeon in continental Europe. Nuns, along with other varieties of domesticated pigeons, are all descendants from the Rock Pigeon (Columba livia). The Nun is one of t...
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