Merton

American  

[mur-tn] / ˈmɜr tn /

noun

1. Robert King, 1910–2003, U.S. sociologist.

2. Thomas, 1915–68, U.S. poet and religious writer, born in France.

3. a borough of Greater London, England.

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Merton ¹ British  

/ ˈmɜːtən /

noun

1. a borough in SW Greater London. Pop: 191 400 (2003 est). Area: 38 sq km (15 sq miles)

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Merton ² British  

/ ˈmɜːtən /

noun

1. Thomas ( Feverel ). 1915–68, US writer, monk, and mystic; noted esp for his autobiography The Seven Storey Mountain (1948)

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Chesterton, Thomas Merton, Dorothy Day and others have greatly enriched the intellectual heritage of Catholic life.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 22, 2026

While discussing God, Ed would quote Michael Himes, “There is nothing we can do to make God not love us,” and the Trappist monk Thomas Merton, “Mercy, within Mercy, within Mercy.”

From Los Angeles Times ● May 28, 2026

Most notably, Labour won just 29% of the vote in both Ealing and Merton in London, yet this was still enough to put the party at the head of a very crowded field in both.

From BBC ● May 9, 2026

And then as I say in the book, I came home and turned on the TV and saw a documentary about Thomas Merton, the Trappist monk, and monastic life and the priesthood.

From Slate ● Feb. 21, 2026

But, as Robert K. Merton kept pointing out, science isn’t only about individual success.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton