Sister of Charity
Americannoun
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a member of one of several congregations of sisters founded in 1634 by St. Vincent de Paul.
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any of several other orders of nuns devoted to teaching, care of the sick, etc.
Example Sentences
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It was in the summer of 1972 that Canan, a recent graduate of Syracuse University, first met the Sister of Charity, a nurse at the East Coast Migrant Health Project in North Carolina.
From Washington Post • Jan. 21, 2021
Sailer, a Sister of Charity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, has for the time being stepped away from her duties for health reasons.
From Washington Times • Apr. 10, 2016
She sought refuge as a Roman Catholic Sister of Charity, was soon assigned to nurse the Englishmen who had destroyed her world.
From Time Magazine Archive
A mayor of Monte Carlo had married a former Sister of Charity who had nursed him in the hospital.
From Time Magazine Archive
She is a Sister of Charity, and maybe that is why she is so kind and says yes, she will put us wherever there is a spot.
From "Before We Were Free" by Julia Alvarez
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