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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Merton

"No person should be returned to a place where they face persecution, torture or serious threats to their dignity and safety," said Oliver Barker-Vormawor, senior partner at Ghanaian law firm Merton & Everett LLP.

From Barron's ● Jun. 30, 2026

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

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

As Gatsby closed the door of "the Merton College Library" I could have sworn I heard the owl-eyed man break into ghostly laughter.

From " The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald

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