nunhood
Vowed religious sisterhood
Nunhood is the state or condition of being a nun—a woman who has taken religious vows and lives in a monastic community.
The word parallels formations like priesthood or sisterhood: She entered nunhood at twenty-two.
It can also refer collectively to nuns as a group.
Strongly felt purpose
- vowSolemn personal commitment
- professionTrained occupational field
- consecrationDedicating to sacred purpose
- commitmentFirm pledge to act
dedication · service · ministry · mission · sacrifice · renunciation · obedience · poverty
Monastic house of worship
- cloisterCovered monastic walkway
- monasteryReligious seclusion dwelling
- motherhouseOrder's principal convent
- prioryLesser monastic house
chapel · cell · dormitory · refectory · scriptorium · chapterhouse · infirmary · parlor
Address to deity
- meditationFocused attention practice
- contemplationSustained reflective attention
- vespersEvening devotional service
- matinsLiturgical dawn devotions
lauds · compline · liturgy · mass · adoration · rosary · breviary · silence
Abstaining from sexual activity
- virginityAbsence of carnal experience
- continenceControl over bodily functions
- abstinenceVoluntary forgoing of indulgences
- purityUncontaminated quality
self-denial · renunciation · unmarried · single · celibacy · modesty · virtue · discipline
Sacred spiritual purity
- sanctityQuality of being inviolable
- pietySincere religious devotion
- devotionDeep, loyal commitment
- faithTrust without proof
grace · salvation · soul · mysticism · union · bride of Christ · espousal · heavenly
Profession of instructing others
- nursingMedical caretaking profession
- charityVoluntary aid for others
- orphanageInstitution housing parentless children
- hospitalMedical treatment facility
school · mission · outreach · compassion · care · almsgiving · mercy · social work
calling
Strongly felt purpose
- vowSolemn personal commitment
- professionTrained occupational field
- consecrationDedicating to sacred purpose
commitment · dedication · service · ministry · mission · sacrifice · renunciation · obedience · poverty · chastity
abbey
Monastic house of worship
- cloisterCovered monastic walkway
- monasteryReligious seclusion dwelling
- motherhouseOrder's principal convent
priory · chapel · cell · dormitory · refectory · scriptorium · chapterhouse · infirmary · parlor · garden
prayer
Address to deity
- meditationFocused attention practice
- contemplationSustained reflective attention
- vespersEvening devotional service
matins · lauds · compline · liturgy · mass · adoration · rosary · breviary · silence · solitude
chastity
Abstaining from sexual activity
- virginityAbsence of carnal experience
- continenceControl over bodily functions
- abstinenceVoluntary forgoing of indulgences
purity · self-denial · renunciation · unmarried · single · celibacy · modesty · virtue · discipline · restraint
holiness
Sacred spiritual purity
faith · grace · salvation · soul · mysticism · union · bride of Christ · espousal · heavenly · eternal
teaching
Profession of instructing others
- nursingMedical caretaking profession
- charityVoluntary aid for others
- orphanageInstitution housing parentless children
hospital · school · mission · outreach · compassion · care · almsgiving · mercy · social work · education
nunhoodsecular life
Non-spiritual way of living
worldliness · married life · motherhood · wifehood · domesticity
nunhoodmonkhood
State of being monk
priesthood · brotherhood · friarhood · fatherhood · clergy