Definitions for nunnery
ˈnʌn ə rinun·ne·ry

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. nunnerynoun

   the convent of a community of nuns

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. nunnerynoun

   a place of residence for nuns

2. nunnerynoun

   a brothel

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Nunnerynoun

   A house of nuns; of women under a vow of chastity, dedicated to the severer duties of religion.

   Etymology: from nun.

   I put your sister into a nunnery, with a strict command not to see you, for fear you should have wrought upon her to have taken the habit. John Dryden, Spanish Friar.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. nunnery

   A convent is a community of monks, nuns, religious brothers or, sisters or priests. Alternatively, convent means the building used by the community. The word is particularly used in the Catholic Church, Lutheran churches, and the Anglican Communion.

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1. nunnery

   A nunnery is a place where nuns live and work, also known as a convent or monastery. It is a religious community for women, providing a space for them to devote their lives to prayer, service, and contemplation, abiding by the rules and customs of their specific religious order.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Nunnerynoun

   a house in which nuns reside; a cloister or convent in which women reside for life, under religious vows. See Cloister, and Convent

2. Etymology: [OE. nonnerie, OF. nonerie, F. nonnerie, fr. nonne nun, L. nonna. See Nun.]

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. NUNNERY

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Nunnery is ranked #11368 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Nunnery surname appeared 2,775 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 would have the surname Nunnery.
   
   68% or 1,888 total occurrences were White.
   26.9% or 747 total occurrences were Black.
   2.4% or 67 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   1.9% or 54 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   0.4% or 12 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
   0.2% or 7 total occurrences were Asian.

Matched Categories

1. • Convent

Usage in printed sourcesFrom: 

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How to pronounce nunnery?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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How to say nunnery in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of nunnery in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of nunnery in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of nunnery in a Sentence

1. William Shakespeare:

   Be thou as chaste as ice, as pure as snow, thou shalt not escape calumny. Get thee to a nunnery, go.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=nunnery
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Nunnery
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=nunnery
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nunnery
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nunnery
7. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html
8. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=nunnery