Ursuline

(ʉr′sə lin, -līn′)

noun

R.C.Ch. any member of a teaching order of nuns founded in 1535

Origin: ModL Ursulina: after Ursula, the martyr

adjective

of this order

See Ursuline in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

A member of an order of nuns of the Roman Catholic Church, founded in the early 16th century and devoted to the education of girls.

adjective

Of or belonging to the Ursulines.

Origin:

Origin: After Saint Ursula, legendary British princess and martyr

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