nunnery

nun·ner·y

N0195500 (nŭn′ə-rē)n. pl. nun·ner·ies A convent of nuns.

nunnery

(ˈnʌnərɪ) n, pl -neries (Ecclesiastical Terms) the convent or religious house of a community of nuns

nun•ner•y

(ˈnʌn ə ri)

n., pl. -ner•ies. a convent for nuns. [1225–75]

Nunnery

 a community of nuns; a convent, 1275.Examples: nunnery of eyes, 1651; of lively black-ey’d vestals, 1715.

Thesaurus

Noun

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

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

女修道院尼姑庵

nun

(nan) noun a member of a female religious community. 尼姑, 修女 尼姑，修女 ˈnunnery – plural ˈnunneries – noun a house in which a group of nuns live; a convent. 尼姑庵，修女院 尼姑庵，女修道院