nun
[nʌn]
n. 修女,



nun
[ noun ]

1. a woman religious

<noun.person>

2. a buoy resembling a cone

<noun.communication>

3. the 14th letter of the Hebrew alphabet

<noun.communication>

nun \nun\ (n[oo^]n or n[=oo]n), n.
The 14th letter of the Hebrew alphabet, corresponding in
pronunciation to n.
[PJC]


nun \nun\ (n[oo^]n), n.
The 25th letter of the Arabic alphabet, corresponding in
pronunciation to n.
[PJC]


nun \nun\ (n[u^]n), n. [OE. nunne, AS. nunne, fr. L. nonna nun,
nonnus monk; cf. Gr. ?, ?; of unknown origin. Cf. {Nunnery}.]
1. A woman devoted to a religious life, who lives in a
convent, under the three vows of poverty, chastity, and
obedience.

They holy time is quiet as a nun
Breathless with adoration. --Wordsworth.

2. (Zo["o]l.)
(a) A white variety of domestic pigeons having a veil of
feathers covering the head.
(b) The smew.
(c) The European blue titmouse.

{Gray nuns} (R. C. Ch.), the members of a religious order
established in Montreal in 1745, whence branches were
introduced into the United States in 1853; -- so called
from the color or their robe, and known in religion as
{Sisters of Charity of Montreal}.

{Nun buoy}. See under {Buoy}.