nunnery
IPA: nˈʌnɝi
noun
- (chiefly Christianity) The residence of a female religious community, a monastery for nuns.
- (humorous, slang, obsolete) Synonym of brothel.
- A surname.
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Examples of "nunnery" in Sentences
- The chapel was built for the nunnery.
- The monastery donated the land for the nunnery.
- The nunnery owned significant land in the area.
- Nunnery is used only by the contemplative orders.
- In 1898, the nunnery was elevated to the status of abbey.
- The priory was built in the grounds of a medieval nunnery.
- The priory was built on the grounds of a medieval nunnery.
- The nunnery is now under the patronage of Thiksey Monastery.
- At the time, they were placed in the lower choir of the nunnery.
- The nunnery existed until the end of the Empire, then was abandoned.
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