Nun
Cloistered religious woman
Nun is the fourteenth letter of the Hebrew alphabet, corresponding roughly to the English letter N.
In Jewish mysticism and biblical texts, the letter carries symbolic significance. (Lowercase nun is a woman in religious orders.)
Ordinal for fourteen
- letterWritten symbol or message
- alphabetLanguage's letter system
- numericalRelating to figures
- final formLast transformation stage
Hebrew script · calligraphy · Torah · scribal
Common feminine given name
- Sound of MusicClassic stage-to-screen adaptation
- penguinFlightless aquatic southern bird
- rulerOne who governs
- stereotypeFixed oversimplified notion
strict · Halloween · disguise · Audrey Hepburn · movies · comedy · musical · blessing
Female sibling
- conventReligious sisters' dwelling
- habitSettled regular tendency
- veilFabric that obscures
- monasteryReligious seclusion dwelling
abbess · cloister · vows · Catholic · prayer · celibacy · devotion · order
Profession of instructing others
- nursingMedical caretaking profession
- missionaryReligious outreach worker
- schoolPlace of instruction
- hospitalMedical treatment facility
charity · orphanage · service · education · healthcare · catechism · parochial · social work
fourteenth
Ordinal for fourteen
final form · Hebrew script · calligraphy · Torah · scribal
Maria
Common feminine given name
- Sound of MusicClassic stage-to-screen adaptation
- penguinFlightless aquatic southern bird
- rulerOne who governs
stereotype · strict · Halloween · disguise · Audrey Hepburn · movies · comedy · musical · blessing · sanctimonious
sister
Female sibling
monastery · abbess · cloister · vows · Catholic · prayer · celibacy · devotion · order · Mother Superior
teaching
Profession of instructing others
- nursingMedical caretaking profession
- missionaryReligious outreach worker
- schoolPlace of instruction
hospital · charity · orphanage · service · education · healthcare · catechism · parochial · social work · ministry
Nunlibertine
One lacking moral restraint
hedonist · party girl · socialite · courtesan · worldling
Nunprostitute
One who sells sex
whore · harlot · scarlet woman · woman of the night · fallen woman
- Catholic nunsFemale monastics under papal authority
- Buddhist nunOrdained female monastic
- The NunFemale monastic devotee
- nun habitReligious sister's clothing
- cloistered nunsReligious women in seclusion