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nun

noun as in woman in religious order

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A vast blaze has torn through the historic Bernaga Monastery in northern Italy, the Italian fire service said Sunday, forcing the evacuation of 22 cloistered nuns.

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For her part, the lifelong nun downplayed any celestial impact even when leading the Ramblers in pregame prayers in her role as team chaplain.

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My teachers were nuns, the parish priests were Dominicans, and Sunday mass was a celebration of faith, humility and grace.

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The attempt came just 17 days after a Manson follower in a nun’s habit, Lynette “Squeaky” Fromme, pointed a gun at Ford in Sacramento.

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Three Austrian nuns in their 80s have run away from the old people's home where they were placed and gone back to their former convent.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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