Associations to the word «Nunnery»
Noun
- Cistercian
- Benedictine
- Abbess
- Nun
- Priory
- Convent
- Monastery
- Abbey
- Cloister
- Hermitage
- Brothel
- Ani
- Dissolution
- Reformation
- Ling
- Abbot
- Berwick
- Tibet
- Dowry
- Alms
- Tithe
- Monk
- Mora
- Worcester
- Quadrangle
- Ely
- Fief
- Fax
- Harem
- Colliery
- Glade
- Provost
- Elisabeth
- Magdalen
- Chapel
- Cecilia
- Friar
- Serf
- Disclosure
- Buddhism
- Ji
- Lineage
- Bishopric
- Pembroke
- Due
- Lin
- Vow
- Bremen
- Veil
- Hawthorn
- Suppression
- Virgin
- Brandenburg
- Abode
- Karma
- Refuge
- Countess
- Chi
- Hamlet
- Protestant
- Livelihood
- Manor
- Niece
- Ruin
- Olga
- Sister
- Viii
- Intrusion
- Bavaria
- Lincolnshire
- Suffolk
- Buddhist
- Antony
- Superior
- Diocese
- Yorkshire
Adjective
Wiktionary
NUNNERY, noun. (archaic) a place of residence for nuns; a convent
NUNNERY, noun. (slang) (obsolete) a brothel
Dictionary definition
NUNNERY, noun. The convent of a community of nuns.
Wise words
Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary
meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the
truants in custody and bring them back to their right
senses.