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.
check bellow for the other definitions of Nun and Sistren
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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"
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Nun as a noun (by extension):
A member of a similar female community in other confessions.
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Nun as a noun (archaic, British, slang):
A prostitute.
Examples:
"synonyms: Thesaurus:prostitute"
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Nun as a noun:
A kind of pigeon with the feathers on its head like the hood of a nun.
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Nun as a noun:
The fourteenth letter of many Semitic alphabets/abjads (Phoenician, Aramaic, Hebrew, Syriac, Arabic and others).
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Sistren as a noun (archaic):
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Sistren as a noun (rasta):
A close female friend, family member, or comrade.