nunnery

• That the nunnery was a sacred place, and ought not to be profaned by the admission of enemies of the church. —  Awful Disclosures Containing, Also, Many Incidents Never before Published
• She said in her nunnery, they conduct 10-year study programmes for women. —  The Money Times - finance news, lifestyle, markets, investment, personal finance, banking, retirement planning
• The nucleus of the nunnery was a private house called Beauchamp House. —  Hammersmith, Fulham and Putney The Fascination of London
• The head of this nunnery was a member of the Imperial family. —  The Foundations of Japan Notes Made During Journeys Of 6,000 Miles In The Rural Districts As A Basis For A Sounder Knowledge Of The Japanese People
• Out of a sheer impulse for self-protection she flies to the nunnery, which is ready to give her life at the price of her womanhood and her self-sacrifice As portraits, these of Mildred Lawson and John Norton are exquisitely finished. —  Celibates

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