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What is the fear of nuns called?
the fear of nuns is called "monachousaphobia"
Is a gathering of Nuns called anything?
A gathering of nuns is called a nunnery. Or a convent.
Why does Homer leave the nuns for a while in lillies of the field?
Homer left the nuns for a while because he felt restless and a vague unhappiness clouding his thoughts.
What are Sisters in the Catholic Church called?
Nuns
What were the boys and girls training to become nuns called?
Girls who were training to be nuns would be postulants when they start, and then novices. The Catholic Orders do not allow boys to be nuns or sisters.
Why nurse called sister?
Nurses are NOT typically called "sister or sisters", and would likely be seen as a put down in the US. However, many Nuns train to be nurses. Because they are Nuns, they are called Sisters.
What order of nuns did Mary Mackillop belong to?
Mary founded an order of nuns called the Sisters of St Joseph of the Sacred Heart.
What was Elizabeth Seton's order of nuns called?
Sisters of Charity
What is a senior member of a house of nuns and friars called?
prior
Are nuns married to God?
Yes; they are called "Brides of Christ".
Can nuns be married to more than one guy?
Nuns cannot marry at all whilst they are nuns. They can leave the convent with the permission of the Mother Superior, and therefore marry one man, but a nun would never dream of marrying more than one man. This is bigamy if she is married to two men at a time, and nuns do not believe in divorce.
What is a nuns home called?
Nuns are solemnly professed religious sisters who live in a monastery, usually called an Abbey. Please note that Nuns are NOT Sisters. Sisters in the Catholic Church are religious women who take perpetual or simple promises, and usually live in a convent, teaching or nursing.
