nunship

nunship
nun·ship

English syllables. 2014.

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  • nunship — noun The position or role of a nun …   Wiktionary

  • nunship — ˈnənˌship noun Etymology: nun (I) + ship : nunhood …   Useful english dictionary

  • nunhood — /nun hood/, n. the status, vocation, or responsibilities of a nun. Also called nunship. [1805 15; NUN1 + HOOD] * * * …   Universalium

  • convent — n 1. nunnery, motherhouse, novitiate; religious community, abbey, priory, cloister, cenoby; religious life, religion, sisterhood, nunhood, nunship. 2.See monastery(def.1) …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

  • monasticism — n 1. monkhood, monachism, ceno bitism, monkism, friarhood, brotherhood, monkdom, (usu. contemptuous) monkery; the cloister, the contemplative life, life of prayer, the better part; sisterhood, nunhood, nunship. 2. asceticism, self denial, self… …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

  • nunnery — n 1. convent, motherhouse, novitiate; religious community, abbey, priory, cloister, cenoby; All Obs. religious life, sisterhood, nunhood, nunship. 2. brothel, bordello, house of ill repute. See brothel …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

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