Sister of Charity

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noun Roman Catholic Church.

a member of one of several congregations of sisters founded in 1634 by St. Vincent de Paul.

any of several other orders of nuns devoted to teaching, care of the sick, etc.

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Words nearby Sister of Charity

sister, Sister Carrie, sisterhood, sister-in-law, sisterly, Sister of Charity, Sister of Loretto, Sister of Mercy, Sistine, Sistine Chapel, Sistine Madonna

How to use Sister of Charity in a sentence

These brave souls took an icy dip in the ocean to ring in 2015 and raise money for charity.
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The Dallas Cowboys sell out their state-of-the art football stadium.
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Just a week after her divorce, she was invited to a wedding by her sister-in-law.
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We happily hoist our egg nog in the air, embrace each other, and raise our out-of-tune voices in song.
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Kirke, the 23-year-old younger sister of Girls star Jemima Kirke, is a good example of that herself.
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To think,” said the younger Englishwoman to her sister, “of this wee mite travelling about in an open motor!
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She and her younger sister, Janet, had quarreled a good deal through force of unfortunate habit.
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“My sister is passionately fond of children,” said the elder lady, in smiling apology.
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In the spring of 1868 he was taken by his mother for a visit to England, and there, in the same year, his sister was born.
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A little boy had been quarrelling with his sister named Muriel just before going to bed.
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