nunnery

[ nuhn-uh-ree ]
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noun,plural nun·ner·ies.
  1. a building or group of buildings for nuns; convent.

Origin of nunnery

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First recorded in 1225–75, nunnery is from the Middle English word nonnerie.See nun1, -ery

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How to use nunnery in a sentence

  • As its unearthly glow irradiated the world around him, reversing its light and shade, the visions of the nunnery recurred.

    The Age of Erasmus | P. S. Allen
  • The child was then to be conveyed to the nunnery, her husband being deluded into the belief that she had miscarried.

    The Mysteries of Montreal | Charlotte Fuhrer

British Dictionary definitions for nunnery

nunnery

/ (ˈnʌnərɪ) /


nounplural -neries
  1. the convent or religious house of a community of nuns

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