Ursuline
Roman Catholic Church. a member of an order of nuns founded at Brescia, Italy, about 1537, devoted to teaching.
of or relating to the Ursulines.
Origin of Ursuline
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How to use Ursuline in a sentence
Yet a fitting grave was found in the chapel of the Ursuline convent, now little more than a ruin.
French and English | Evelyn Everett-GreenA new Ursuline convent, which was then building, was assigned to Pestalozzi as the scene of his future operations.
On the 12th we paid an exceedingly interesting visit to the Ursuline Convent.
Hesperothen; Notes from the West, Vol. 1 (of 2) | W. H. RussellUrsuline, ur′sū-lin, adj. of or pertaining to St Ursula, esp.
It came into being in 1616, and was of the Ursuline order, which had been introduced into France not many years earlier.
Historic Ghosts and Ghost Hunters | H. Addington Bruce
British Dictionary definitions for Ursuline
/ (ˈɜːsjʊˌlaɪn) /
a member of an order of nuns devoted to teaching in the Roman Catholic Church: founded in 1537 at Brescia
of or relating to this order
Origin of Ursuline
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