nun
noun
[ nʌn ]
• a member of a religious community of women, typically one living under vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience.
Similar:
sister,
novice,
abbess,
prioress,
Mother Superior,
Reverend Mother,
bride of Christ,
religious,
conventual,
contemplative,
canoness,
vestal,
anchoress,
vowess,
• any of a number of birds whose plumage resembles a nun's habit, especially an Asian mannikin.
Origin:
Old English nonne, from ecclesiastical Latin nonna, feminine of nonnus ‘monk’, reinforced by Old French nonne .
