nunship
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Noun
[edit]nunship (uncountable)
- The position or role of a nun.
- 1853, Pierce Connelly, The Madiai: a Letter to the Right Hon. the Earl of Aberdeen, Etc:
- If any one saith that matrimony contracted but not consummated is not dissolved by the solemn profession of religion (monkship or nunship) of one of the parties, let him be anathema.
- 1993, Rita M. Gross, Buddhism After Patriarchy:
- Nunship, whether of the Buddhist or the Christian variety, is not the most popular or best understood option for women among contemporary feminists.