Consecrated life

thumb|325px|right|Jerome|Saint Jerome, who lived as a hermit near [[Bethlehem, depicted in his study being visited by two angels (by Cavarozzi, early 17th century)]]

A nun is a woman who vows to dedicate her life to religious service and contemplation, typically living under vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience in the enclosure of a monastery or convent. The term is often used interchangeably with religious sisters, who do take simple vows but live an active vocation of prayer and charitable work in the wider society.

Type of religious lifestyle

monastic tradition that stresses community life

Christian devotional practice

Christian religious orders separated from the external world

group of Catholic devotees who live together

canonically erected institute in the Roman Catholic Church

type of Catholic religious institute

member of Ordre of canons regular

type of lifestyle advocated by the Catholic Church

organization of individuals who are consecrated persons while living in the world, unlike members of a religious institute who live in community

Catholic woman consecrated by the church to a life of perpetual virginity as an exclusive spouse of Christ

Catholic priest, deacon or bishop who is a member of a religious institute

catholic religious community living under solemn vows

Roman Catholic community of members bound by religious vows

Roman Catholic female religious with a public apostolate or ministry

sect of Basilian faith