Ordensschwester

== German == === Etymology === Orden (“order”) +‎ Schwester (“sister”) === Pronunciation === === Noun === Ordensschwester f (genitive Ordensschwester, plural Ordensschwestern) (Christianity, Roman Catholicism) nun Synonym: Nonne Antonyms: Ordensbruder, Mönch ==== Usage notes ==== Ordensschwester is the normal word for “nun” in Catholic terminology. The synonymous and otherwise more common word Nonne is also used, but less frequently, and often in a narrower sense (“nun living in inclosure”). ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “Ordensschwester”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German) “Ordensschwester” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon