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nunnery

UK
/ˈnʌnəri/
US
/ˈnʌnəri/

Traduzioni

nunnerynoun
nunneries
pl
UK
/ˈnʌnəri/
US
/ˈnʌnəri/
She decided to join a nunnery to dedicate her life to spirituality.
Она решила вступить в монастырь, чтобы посвятить свою жизнь духовности.
Traduzioni aggiuntive
женский монастырь
Sinonimi
convent
monastery
abbey
cloister
religious house

Definizioni

nunnerynoun
A building or group of buildings where nuns live and work; a convent.
The nunnery was located on the outskirts of the town, surrounded by lush gardens.
An archaic slang term for a brothel.
Some scholars argue that Hamlet’s line, “Get thee to a nunnery,” was meant to evoke the image of a brothel.
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