| Main Entry: | nun |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | woman in religious order |
Synonyms: |
abbess, anchorite, canoness, mother superior, postulant, prioress, religious woman, sister, vestal |
Antonyms: |
monk |
| Main Entry: | recluse |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person who does not want social contact |
Synonyms: |
anchorite, ascetic, cenobite, eremite, hermit, monk, nun, solitaire, solitary, troglodyte |
Antonyms: |
extrovert |
| Main Entry: | cenobite |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | monastic |
Synonyms: |
celibate, monk, nun, religious |
| Main Entry: | vestal |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | virgin |
Synonyms: |
chaste, nun, pure, virginal, virtuous |