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Definition: Sisters of Charity of Montreal
nun
\nun\ (n[u^]n), n. [OE. nunne, AS. nunne, fr. L. nonna nun,
nonnus monk; cf. Gr. ?, ?; of unknown origin. Cf.
Nunnery.]
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1. A woman devoted to a religious life, who lives in a
convent, under the three vows of poverty, chastity, and
obedience.
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They holy time is quiet as a nun
Breathless with adoration. --Wordsworth.
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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.
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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.
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