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Nunnery vs Cathedral - What's the difference?

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Nunnery is a related term of cathedral.


As nouns the difference between nunnery and cathedral

is that nunnery is (archaic) a place of residence for nuns; a convent while cathedral is a big church building, central place for some area.

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

    cathedral

    English

    (wikipedia cathedral)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A big church building, central place for some area.
  • The principal church of a bishop's diocese which contains an episcopal throne.

    • Derived terms

    * cathedral ceiling