Synonyms for nun
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Noun
1. Sister — A member of a Christian religious community of women who live by certain vows and usually wear a habit…
sister, sistren UK, sistern US, cloistress formal dated
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Definitions
- n. 1
A member of a Christian religious community of women who live by certain vows and usually wear a habit, (Roman Catholicism, specifically) those living together in a cloister.
Related words
- Word family
- nunation nun-coloured nunnery nunnish
- Phrases
- nun buoy nun moth nun's fart nun's puff
Forms
- Plural
- nuns → sisters, sistrens, cloistresses, conventuals…
Example sentences
- sister My sister married a high school teacher last June.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| nun | rising | |
| sister | rising | |
| sistren | steady | |
| conventual | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 6 letters
- sister2
- 7 letters
- sistren, sistern
- 10 letters
- conventual, cloistress
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (sister2 = 2 syllables).