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Alexian

American  
[uh-lek-shuhn, -see-uhn] / əˈlɛk ʃən, -si ən /

noun

Roman Catholic Church.
  1. a member of a congregation of brothers founded for the care of the sick at Mechlin, Brabant, in the 15th century.


Etymology

Origin of Alexian

Named after Saint Alexius of Edessa, 5th-century Christian; see -an

Example Sentences

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The Alexian Brothers later deeded 56 acres to the town of Richmond, with the rest of the property and buildings deeded to a Milwaukee academy for use as an alternative school.

From Washington Times • Feb. 29, 2020

The dollhouse — commissioned to look like a historic home in New England — was donated to Alexian Brothers even before the Women’s & Children's Hospital opened in 2013.

From Washington Times • Jan. 16, 2017

The defendants both said that Alexian Lien sparked the melee by running over one of the hundreds of bikers taking part in a Sept. 29, 2013, rally through New York City and its suburbs.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2015

As the Associated Press reported, the driver, Alexian Lien, apparently felt threatened after police said some of the riders began to attack his car.

From Washington Post • Oct. 9, 2013

And the Alexian Hospital was the first one they thought of.

From Tom Swift and His Air Scout, or, Uncle Sam's Mastery of the Sky by Appleton, Victor [pseud.]

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