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What is the basic difference between a Nun and a Sister?
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#100350. Asked by armindasantana. (Oct 19 08 7:15 AM)
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zbeckabee
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The term "nun" is applicable to Roman Catholics, Eastern Christians, Anglicans, Lutherans, Jains, Buddhists, and Taoists, for example. While in common usage the terms nun and sister are often used interchangeably, properly speaking a nun is a female religious who lives a contemplative life of prayer and meditation within a monastery while a sister (in the Christian religions) lives an active vocation of service to the needy, sick, poor, and uneducated.
 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nun
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looney_tunes
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In some parts of the English-speaking world, the term 'sister' has also been used to refer to nurses. In Australia, for example,
"the professional courtesy title 'sister' has fallen into disuse and disapproval, even though it was formerly used by both male and female registered general nurses. The title 'nurse' was used when addressing enrolled nurses." Enrolled nurses have significantly less formal training than registered nurses.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nurse
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zbeckabee
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All nuns are religious sisters, but not all religious sisters are, properly speaking, nuns.
In the Roman Catholic Church, the terms “nun” and “religious sister” have distinct meanings. Women belonging to communities like the Sisters of Charity, or Third Order Franciscans or Dominicans are religious sisters, not nuns. Nuns and sisters are distinguished by the type of vows they take (solemn vows vs. simple vows) and the focus of their good works. The type of vows that are taken are dependent on the Constitutions and/or rule of each community, which are submitted for approval to the Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life, a body of the Roman Curia. The religious community of a nun is referred to as a “religious order” while the religious community of a sister is referred to as an “institute” or “congregation”. Hence, all nuns are religious sisters, but not all religious sisters are, properly speaking, nuns.
http://nunsite.info/?p=10
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