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nun [nʌn] N

nun

мона́хиня f

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As the government did not provide any funds for the nunnery the sustainability of nuns residing here was through family support and donations. en.wikipedia.org

Many residence halls have at least one nun and/or priest as a resident. en.wikipedia.org

Nuns from the priory were involved in scandals between 1306 and 1315. en.wikipedia.org

Only traces of the first and last letters are visible: the head of the first letter, bet, and upper edge of the last letter, nun. en.wikipedia.org

The monastery has about ten professed nuns, and several candidates in various stages of formation. en.wikipedia.org

The monks and nuns form the (ordinary) "sangha". en.wikipedia.org

The income from the farms and several churches made it possible for the nuns to live a religious life without doing farm work. en.wikipedia.org

The church was founded in 1630 and was abandoned by the nuns in 1971. en.wikipedia.org

The nun, already missing her veil, tears her habit to make him a sling. en.wikipedia.org

One night, five nuns wander onto the unfinished bridge and one falls off. en.wikipedia.org

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