mniszka — meaning in English

English meaning

• monastic adj Relating to monasteries, monks, or a life of religious seclusion.
• nun noun A woman who has taken religious vows and lives in a convent, typically as part of a Christian order.

Senses

mniszka is used for these senses in English:

• monastic A person with monastic ways; a monk.
• monk seal A seal of the genus Monachus.
• 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.

monastic — full definition

1. adj Relating to monasteries, monks, or a life of religious seclusion.
2. noun A monk, or someone living a monastery-style life.

nun — full definition

1. noun A woman who has taken religious vows and lives in a convent, typically as part of a Christian order.
2. noun A woman living a similarly devoted, communal religious life in other faith traditions.

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