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Traditional English :: nunnery
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nunnish.html - n.
(pl. -ies) a religious house of nuns; a convent. |
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Traditional English :: nun
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nunnish.html - n. a member of a community of women living apart under religious vows. nunhood n. nunlike adj. nunnish adj. [ME f. OE nunne and OF nonne f. eccl.L nonna fem. of nonnus monk, orig. a title given to an elderly person] |
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Traditional English :: nun-buoy
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nunnish.html - n.
a buoy circular in the middle and tapering to each end. [obs. nun child's top + BUOY] |
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Traditional English :: nunatak
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nunnish.html - n.
an isolated peak of rock projecting above a surface of land ice or snow e.g. in Greenland. [Eskimo] |
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Traditional English :: nunc dimittis
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nunnish.html - n. the Song of Simeon (Luke 2:29-32) used as a canticle. [f. the opening words nunc dimittis now let (your servant) depart] |
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Traditional English :: nunciature
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nunnish.html - n.
RC Ch. the office or tenure of a nuncio. [It. nunziatura (as NUNCIO)] |
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