Nunnery synonyms

nŭn'ə-rē

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convent
The definition of a convent is a home for nuns or monks.
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abbey
(Capitalized) In London, the Abbey is short for Westminster Abbey, and in Scotland, the precincts of the Abbey of Holyrood.
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retreat (related)
A bugle call or drumbeat signaling the lowering of the flag at sunset, as on a military base.
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cloister (related)
A covered walk with an open colonnade on one side, running along the walls of buildings that face a quadrangle.
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monastery
Place of residence for members of a religious community (especially monks).
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mynchery (ruins)
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order
The prescribed form or customary procedure, as in a meeting or court of law:
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sisterhood
Sisterhood is the relationship between two female siblings or is the bond between all women.
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friary (related)
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chantry (related)
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monastry (related)
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cluniac (related)
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mailros (related)
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benedictine (related)
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manor-house (related)
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newminster (related)
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byland (related)
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Find another word for nunnery. In this page you can discover 18 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for nunnery, like: convent, priory, abbey, retreat, cloister, monastery, mynchery (ruins), order, sisterhood, friary and chantry.
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Nunnery Sentence Examples

  • There was a Benedictine nunnery here in the 13th century.

  • Among other islands are Inch Cailliach (the "Island of Women," from the fact that a nunnery once stood there), Inchfad ("Long Island"), Inchcruin ("Round Island"), Inchtavannach ("Monks' Isle"), Inchconnachan ("Colquhoun's Isle"), Inchlonaig ("Isle of the Yews," where Robert Bruce caused yews to be planted to provide arms for his bowmen), Creinch, Torrinch and Clairinch (which gave the Buchanans their war-cry).

  • White Ladies was a Cistercian nunnery; and the slight remains are Norman.

  • The same monarch established an Augustinian nunnery on West Hill in 1355, of which, however, few remains exist.

  • On the mount of Olives are the Russian church, tower and hospice, near the chapel of the Ascension; the French Paternoster church; the Carmelite nunnery; and the Russian church of St Mary Magdalene, near Gethsemane.

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