nunnery (redirected from nunneries)

nun·ner·y  (nn-r)

n. pl. nun·ner·ies

A convent of nuns.

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nunnery [ˈnʌnərɪ]

n pl -neries

(Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms) the convent or religious house of a community of nuns

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Nunnery a community of nuns; a convent, 1275.

Examples: nunnery of eyes, 1651; of lively black-ey’d vestals, 1715.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

nunnery - the convent of a community of nuns   convent - a religious residence especially for nuns

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nunnery

noun convent, house, abbey, monastery, cloister In monasteries and nunneries, prayers are being offered for him.

Quotations
"Get thee to a nunnery" [William Shakespeare Hamlet]

Translations

nunnery [ˈnʌnərɪ] N → convento m de monjas

nunnery [ˈnʌnəri] n → couvent m

nunnery

n (old) → (Nonnen)kloster nt

nunnery [ˈnʌnərɪ] n → convento

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nunnery [ˈnʌnərɪ] n → convento