Hypertext Webster Gateway: "nun"
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary (easton)
Nun
Beyond the fact that he was the father of Joshua nothing more is
known of him (Ex. 33:11).
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Nun \Nun\, 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}.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
nun
n 1: a woman religious
2: a buoy resembling a cone [syn: {conical buoy}, {nun buoy}]
3: the 14th letter of the Hebrew alphabet
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