a woman who, after taking religious vows, lives with other women in a convent in the service of God
woman in religious order
Cases of word usage
1) a person who is still learning and who has no experience; a person training to become a monk or nun (novice)
2) a daughter of the same parents as oneself or another person; a woman who behaves like a sister; a senior hospital nurse; a member of a religious society; nun (sister)