Ursuline

[ ur-suh-lin, -lahyn, -leen, urs-yoo- ]

/ ˈɜr sə lɪn, -ˌlaɪn, -ˌlin, ˈɜrs yʊ- /

noun

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

adjective

of or relating to the Ursulines.

Origin of Ursuline

1685–95; Saint Ursul(a) + -ine¹

Words nearby Ursuline

ursine, ursine dasyure, ursine howler, Ursprache, Ursula, Ursuline, urtext, urticaceous, urticant, urticaria, urticaria endemica

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Example sentences from the Web for Ursuline

She was only twelve years old when he married her, he being aged forty-four, and after his death she became an Ursuline nun.
America, Volume IV (of 6)|Joel Cook
On a line with this building is the nunnery, containing 40 sisters of the Ursuline order.
Norman's New Orleans and Environs|B. M. Norman
When between eleven and twelve years of age, Fanny was sent to the school of Ursuline nuns in Quebec, to complete her education.
The American Indians|Henry R. Schoolcraft
I saw the house which stands just as it was when the Ursuline nuns first made it their residence.
Donahoe's Magazine, Vol. XV, No. 4, April, 1886|Various

Who, at least in Boston, forgets the destruction of the Ursuline Convent?
Auricular Confession and Popish Nunneries|William Hogan

British Dictionary definitions for Ursuline

Ursuline

/ (ˈɜːsjʊˌlaɪn) /

noun

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

adjective

of or relating to this order

Word Origin for Ursuline

C16: named after St Ursula, patron saint of St Angela Merici, who founded the order

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	ursuline
释义	Ursuline [ ur-suh-lin, -lahyn, -leen, urs-yoo- ] / ˈɜr sə lɪn, -ˌlaɪn, -ˌlin, ˈɜrs yʊ- / noun Roman Catholic Church. a member of an order of nuns founded at Brescia, Italy, about 1537, devoted to teaching. adjective of or relating to the Ursulines. Origin of Ursuline 1685–95; Saint Ursul(a) + -ine¹ Words nearby Ursuline ursine, ursine dasyure, ursine howler, Ursprache, Ursula, Ursuline, urtext, urticaceous, urticant, urticaria, urticaria endemica Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for Ursuline She was only twelve years old when he married her, he being aged forty-four, and after his death she became an Ursuline nun. America, Volume IV (of 6)\|Joel Cook On a line with this building is the nunnery, containing 40 sisters of the Ursuline order. Norman's New Orleans and Environs\|B. M. Norman When between eleven and twelve years of age, Fanny was sent to the school of Ursuline nuns in Quebec, to complete her education. The American Indians\|Henry R. Schoolcraft I saw the house which stands just as it was when the Ursuline nuns first made it their residence. Donahoe's Magazine, Vol. XV, No. 4, April, 1886\|Various Who, at least in Boston, forgets the destruction of the Ursuline Convent? Auricular Confession and Popish Nunneries\|William Hogan British Dictionary definitions for Ursuline Ursuline / (ˈɜːsjʊˌlaɪn) / noun a member of an order of nuns devoted to teaching in the Roman Catholic Church: founded in 1537 at Brescia adjective of or relating to this order Word Origin for Ursuline C16: named after St Ursula, patron saint of St Angela Merici, who founded the order Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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