Ursuline

American  

[ur-suh-lin, -lahyn, -leen, urs-yoo-] / ˈɜr sə lɪn, -ˌlaɪn, -ˌlin, ˈɜrs jʊ- /

noun

1. Roman Catholic Church. a member of an order of nuns founded at Brescia, Italy, about 1537, devoted to teaching.

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adjective

1. of or relating to the Ursulines.

Ursuline British  

/ ˈɜːsjʊˌlaɪn /

noun

1. a member of an order of nuns devoted to teaching in the Roman Catholic Church: founded in 1537 at Brescia

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adjective

1. of or relating to this order

Etymology

Origin of Ursuline

1685–95; Saint Ursul(a) + -ine ¹

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Example Sentences

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Ursuline

Instead, the Ursuline order of nuns, founded a few years before, undertook the education of young women.

From Textbooks ● Dec. 14, 2022

After attending secondary school at the Ursuline Convent in Waterford, she dropped out at age 14 to care for her mother.

From Washington Post ● Jun. 7, 2022

Catholic nuns and sisters have been a pivotal part of U.S. history dating back to 1727 when 14 French Ursuline nuns opened the first academy in New Orleans, which remains open today.

From Fox News ● Jan. 27, 2020

Church records indicate that Henriette had two sons by her white sponsor, both of whom died before the age of 3, according to an exhibit at the Old Ursuline Convent Museum in the French Quarter.

From Washington Times ● Mar. 25, 2017

On a line with this building is the nunnery, containing 40 sisters of the Ursuline order.

From Norman's New Orleans and Environs Containing a Brief Historical Sketch of the Territory and State of Louisiana and the City of New Orleans, from the Earliest Period to the Present Time by B. M. Norman

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