修女 — meaning in English
xiū nǚ
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English meaning
- nun noun A woman who has taken religious vows and lives in a convent, typically as part of a Christian order.
Senses
修女 is used for these senses in English:
- nun A member of a Christian religious community of women who live by certain vows and usually wear a habit, (Roman Catholicism, specifically) those living together in a cloister.
nun — full definition
- noun A woman who has taken religious vows and lives in a convent, typically as part of a Christian order.
- noun A woman living a similarly devoted, communal religious life in other faith traditions.