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General Information
A nun is a member of a religious community of women ordinarily bound by the vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience. Nuns are generally thought of as Christian, but the term is also used in other religions. Roman Catholic church law uses nun to refer only to women with solemn vows and sister for those whose vows are not solemn.
Bibliography
Campbell-Jones, Suzanne, In Habit (1979); Lieblich, Julia,
Holy Women (1988).
General Information
A Nun is a member of a religious order for women, living in a convent under vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience. Female monasticism occurs notably in Roman Catholicism, although it is not limited to that church or to Christianity. In Roman Catholicism the orders vary in the stipulations of the vows, some being permanent and others only for fixed periods of time. The orders vary in dress, purpose, and rule, but all follow generally the same basic principles. The nuns are devoted to a purely contemplative life or to a life of charity, including teaching and nursing. The heads of convents are variously called abbesses, prioresses, and mothers superior, and a nun is generally addressed as "Sister."
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