Definitions

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  • noun The status or condition of being a nun.
  • noun Nuns as a group.

Etymologies

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nun +‎ -hood

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Examples

  • Unfortunately, I don't see any future for nunhood in the western world.

    Women of God 2002

  • But Paulina made a private vow of celibacy, and she kept alive the dream of nunhood.

    Women of God 2002

  • Unfortunately, I don't see any future for nunhood in the western world.

    Women of God 2002

  • But Paulina made a private vow of celibacy, and she kept alive the dream of nunhood.

    Women of God 2002

  • So, silly Simone was disappointed and by 1981 had decided to leave the nunhood.

    Fierce Invalids Home from Hot Climates Robbins, Tom 2000

  • So, silly Simone was disappointed and by 1981 had decided to leave the nunhood.

    Fierce Invalids Home From Hot Climates Robbins, Tom 2000

  • Black Narcissus, Sister Ruth's transition from the dour, ascetic domain of nunhood into the unfettered, sexualised outside world is heralded by that unforgettable big close up of red lipstick metamorphosing Kathleen Byron's sensuous mouth.

    DVD Times 2010

  • I'm not going to clarify whether that was due to my whorebagdom or sorry nunhood, but either way, it'll definitely be my policy to lie going forward.

    uffish 2008

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