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Definition of Nunneries

Nunneries
Nunnery Nun"ner*y, n.; pl. Nunneries. [OE. nonnerie, OF. nonerie, F. nonnerie, fr. nonne nun, L. nonna. See Nun.] A house in which nuns reside; a cloister or convent in which women reside for life, under religious vows. See Cloister, and Convent.

Meaning of Nunneries from wikipedia

- A convent is an enclosed community of monks, nuns, friars or religious sisters. Alternatively, convent means the building used by the community. The term...
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- ultimately take Haddington. On 7 July 1548, a Scottish Parliament held at a nunnery near the town agreed to the French marriage treaty. With her marriage agreement...
- Reading Nunnery was a nunnery in Berkshire, England that existed during the Anglo-Saxon period. It was established in 979. The site is now occupied by...
- the cause of the nuns in Buddhist nunneries. The nunnery at Jelichung was expanded, in addition to the Wakahal nunnery, between 1995 and 1998, after awareness...