Nun vs. Postulant

Nunnoun

A member of a Christian religious community of women who live by certain vows and usually wear a habit, those living together in a cloister.

Nunnoun

(by extension) A member of a similar female community in other confessions.

Nunnoun

A prostitute.

Nunnoun

A kind of pigeon with the feathers on its head like the hood of a nun.

Nunnoun

The fourteenth letter of many Semitic alphabets/abjads (Phoenician, Aramaic, Hebrew, Syriac, Arabic and others).

Nunnoun

A woman devoted to a religious life, who lives in a convent, under the three vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience.

Nunnoun

A white variety of domestic pigeons having a veil of feathers covering the head.

Nunnoun

The 14th letter of the Hebrew alphabet, corresponding in pronunciation to n.

Nunnoun

The 25th letter of the Arabic alphabet, corresponding in pronunciation to n.

Nunnoun

a woman religious

Nunnoun

a buoy resembling a cone

Nunnoun

the 14th letter of the Hebrew alphabet

Nunnoun

a member of a religious community of women, typically one living under vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience.

Nunnoun

any of a number of birds whose plumage resembles a nun's habit, especially an Asian mannikin.

Nunnoun

a pigeon of a breed with a crest on its neck.

Nun

A nun is a member of a religious community of women, typically living under vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience in the enclosure of a monastery. Communities of nuns exist in numerous religious traditions, including Buddhism, Christianity, Jainism, and Taoism.

Postulantnoun

(Christianity) A person seeking admission to a religious order

Postulantnoun

A person who submits a petition for something; a petitioner.

Postulantnoun

One who makes a request or demand; hence, a candidate.

Postulantnoun

one submitting a request or application especially one seeking admission into a religious order

Postulant

A postulant (from Latin: postulare, to ask) was originally one who makes a request or demand; hence, a candidate. The use of the term is now generally restricted to those asking for admission into a Christian monastery or a religious order for the period of time preceding their admission into the novitiate.The term is most commonly used in the Catholic Church, Lutheran Churches, and the Anglican Communion (which includes the Episcopal Church, which uses the term to designate those who are seeking ordination to the diaconate or priesthood.