nun

/nʌn/
noun
  1. A woman who is a member of a religious order, especially one who has taken vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience and lives in a convent.
    • The nun spent her days in prayer and helping the poor.
    • The nuns at the school taught math and history.
    • My aunt became a nun when she was twenty-five years old.
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