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Ordensschwester
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German
Etymology
de :af Orden<t:order> Schwester<t:sister>
de Orden Schwester order sister
Pronunciation
de De-Ordensschwester.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
Noun
f
de Christianity Roman Catholicism nun
de Nonne
de Ordensbruder Mönch
Usage notes
Ordensschwester is the normal word for “nun” in Catholic terminology. The synonymous and otherwise more common word de Nonne is also used, but less frequently, and often in a narrower sense (“nun living in inclosure”).
Declension
f
Further reading
de Monasticism