Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for Nun
nun, n. [OE < L. 'monk', 'wet nurse', 'foster father'.]
Virgin; holy woman; saintly maiden; female recluse; one who is devoted to a religious life under vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience; [fig.] poet; scribe; writer of meditations.
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