Nuns
[nʌnz]
Unserious Contents or Definition
For a religiously inclined man to dream of nuns, foretells that material joys will interfere with his spirituality. He should be wise in the control of self. For a woman to dream of nuns, foretells her widowhood, or her separation from her lover. If she dreams that she is a nun, it portends her discontentment with present environments. To see a dead nun, signifies despair over the unfaithfulness of loved ones, and impoverished fortune. For one to dream that she discards the robes of her order, foretells that longing for worldly pleasures will unfit her for her chosen duties.
Editor: Luke
Examples
- So do nuns, with their close cell, their iron lamp, their robe strait as a shroud, their bed narrow as a coffin. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- And why, Lucy, can't you look and feel as I do--buoyant, courageousand fit to defy all the nuns and flirts in Christendom? Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- Their animus against the cross and against monks and nuns was extreme. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- We have noted the peculiar bias of the early Anglo-Saxons and Northmen against the monks and nuns. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Well, on the evening in question, we were sitting silent as nuns in a retreat, the pupils studying, the teachers working. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
Editor: Luke