Meaning & use

Nunhood

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The state or condition of being a nun.

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She reflected on decades of nunhood spent in quiet service to the convent.

The memoir traces her path into nunhood after a turbulent youth.

A note on using this word

A rarely used word formed with the suffix "-hood," similar to "childhood" or "priesthood," denoting a state of being.

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