Definition of "nun" []

• A woman who belongs to a religious order or congregation devoted to active service or meditation, living under vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience. (noun)
• The 14th letter of the Hebrew alphabet. See Table at alphabet. (noun)

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• "JACKI SCHECHNER, CNN INTERNET REPORTER: Tom, take a close look at what they call the nun bun, or the immaculate confection."
• "For whatever else she is, a nun is a woman who has pledged herself to God and renounced sex."
• "The incumbent of a temple, celibate or not, is called a monk; the term nun is generally rejected, at least in contemporary Western Zen."