are nuns sisters of god?
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Traditionally, nuns are members of enclosed religious orders and take solemn religious vows, while sisters do not live in the papal enclosure and formerly took vows called "simple vows".
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Originally Answered: Why don't the Protestant denominations have Nuns? ... Nuns are Christian women who have joined orders which require a vow of celibacy. Protestant denominations do not have religious orders, except for the Anglican communion, which has both monks and nuns.
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Nuns are consecrated to communal life in a monestary and take perpetual vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience. They can't get married except in the rare occasions in which they are released from their vows. In that case, they would no longer be nuns (or living in community or a cloister).
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Members of institutes of consecrated life and societies of apostolic life are clerics only if they have received Holy Orders. Thus, unordained monks, friars, nuns, and religious brothers and sisters are not part of the clergy.
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A nun is a member of a religious community of women, typically living under vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience in the enclosure of a monastery. Communities of nuns exist in numerous religious traditions, including Buddhism, Christianity, Jainism, and Taoism.
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American nuns are a 'dying breed' an in-depth Vatican study has confirmed, prompting concern within the religious community. The results of a three-year-long investigation released in Rome on Tuesday, told how the current workforce stands at 50,000 compared to 175,000 in the mid-sixties.
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Are the nuns of Nonnatus House Catholic? No, they are Anglican.
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However, nuns give up any earnings they may have to the Church, so in essence, nuns don't have a salary, even if an average were able to be assessed. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, all members of the clergy make a median annual wage of $47,100. In terms of an hourly rate, this is about $22.65.
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No, there are no monks or nuns in Islam. The typical forms of self-deprivation associated with monasticism (e.g. being celibate, or excessive acts of worship etc) are not part of the Islamic tradition.
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No, nuns are not actually married to Jesus. It's a form of figurative speech to say nuns are the spouses of Christ. In reality, as members of the Church, the Bride of Christ, we are all called to be “spouses” of Christ.
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Absolutely nothing. Nuns are not mentioned in the Bible. Neither are monks, popes, hermits, indulgences, purgatory, limbo, veneration, the Shroud of Turin, relics, cardinals, archbishops, or The Rapture.
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Nuns commit their lives to serving others and to serving god. ... If she dreams of being the nun, it can indicate that she is discontent with her present surroundings or situation. A dream of a dead nun can signify poverty or despair over the unfaithfulness of those around you that you care about.
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For Christian nuns, the head covering is for modesty and piety. To show off their hair is considered prideful, and nuns are supposed to be modest. They have hair, it's just immodest of them to show it. In some Eastern religions, female nuns shave their heads.
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Yes, nuns go swimming. ... I have seen nuns wear simple one-piece swimsuits and occasionally swim caps. There is no particular point of Catholic doctrine that decrees which parts of the body nuns must always cover, because it is understood that dressing appropriately is highly dependent on context.
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Convents or orders of nuns or “sisters” usually change the names of the members to depict the change that has happened in their lives. ... Convents or orders of nuns or “sisters” usually change the names of the members to depict the change that has happened in their lives.
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Meeusen also mentions the Beguines to refer to her business' philosophy. The members wear religious habits and refer to each other as sisters, but claim no affiliation with a religious order. Business Insider calls the Sisters of the Valley nuns "the most talked-about women in the pot business".
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Monks were men and nuns were women who cut ties with regular life and dedicated themselves to religion. ... Monks lived in communities called monasteries. They conducted all of their religious practices in these monasteries. Nuns did the same, however, they lived in a different, secluded community called a convent.