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Hermitage vs Nunnery - What's the difference?

hermitage | nunnery |

As nouns the difference between hermitage and nunnery

is that hermitage is a house or dwelling where a hermit lives while nunnery is (archaic) a place of residence for nuns; a convent.

hermitage

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A house or dwelling where a hermit lives.
  • A place of seclusion.
  • A period of seclusion.
  • nunnery

    English

    Noun

    (nunneries)
  • (archaic) a place of residence for nuns; a convent
  • * 1601 : III.i
  • *:Get thee to a nunnery, why wouldst thou be a breeder of sinners?
  • (slang, obsolete) a brothel
  • Hypernyms

    * monastery

    See also

    * abbess * cloister * convent * nun