Look up: nun

1. nun
   [n] - a woman religious 2. [n] - the 14th letter of the Hebrew alphabet
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2. Nun
   In Egyptian mythology, the primeval watery chaos on which the world floats; also the god personifying this. ...
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3. 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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4. 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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5. 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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6. 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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7. nun
   noun a woman religious
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8. 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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9. 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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10. nun
    woman who is a member of a monastic religious order or group. See monasticism.[6 related articles]
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11. Nun
    a kind of navigational buoy
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12. nun
    
    • a woman religious
    • a buoy resembling a cone
    • the 14th letter of the Hebrew alphabet
    
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13. Nun
    Nun (nŭn, nOOn) , in the Bible, father of Joshua.
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14. nun
    nun: see monasticism.
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15. 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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16. Nun
    Primordial god of water and fertility, depicted as a green or blue man
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17. Nun
    A `nun` is a woman who has taken vows committing her to live a spiritual life.<ref name=def>The Oxford English Dictionary, vol X, page 599.--> 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 ter...
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18. Nun
    (letter) `Nun` is the fourteenth letter of many Semitic abjads, including Phoenician, Aramaic, × --> and Arabic alphabet (in abjadi order). It is the third letter in Thaana (), pronounced as "noonu". Its sound value is . The Phoenician letter gave rise to the Greek nu (Ν), ð...
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