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Nun
A woman devoted to a religious life, who lives in a convent, under the three vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience.
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A float; esp. a floating object moored to the bottom, to mark a channel or to point out the position of something beneath the water, as an anchor, sh…
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One who lets or permits; one who lets anything for hire.
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Of or pertaining to religion; concerned with religion; teaching, or setting forth, religion; set apart to religion; as, a religious society; a religi…
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A female who has the same parents with another person, or who has one of them only. In the latter case, she is more definitely called a half sister.…
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