The difference between Nun and Sistren

When used as nouns, nun means a member of a christian religious community of women who live by certain vows and usually wear a habit, those living together in a cloister, whereas sistren means a close female friend, family member, or comrade.


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  1. Nun as a noun (Roman Catholicism, specifically):

    A member of a Christian religious community of women who live by certain vows and usually wear a habit, those living together in a cloister.

    Examples:

    "synonyms: sister moniale sistren"

    "ant brother friar monk frater"

  2. Nun as a noun (by extension):

    A member of a similar female community in other confessions.

  3. Nun as a noun (archaic, British, slang):

    A prostitute.

    Examples:

    "synonyms: Thesaurus:prostitute"

  4. Nun as a noun:

    A kind of pigeon with the feathers on its head like the hood of a nun.

  1. Nun as a noun:

    The fourteenth letter of many Semitic alphabets/abjads (Phoenician, Aramaic, Hebrew, Syriac, Arabic and others).

  1. Sistren as a noun (archaic):

  1. Sistren as a noun (rasta):

    A close female friend, family member, or comrade.

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