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sister of no·tre dame de na·mur \-ˌnōd.ərˈdāmdənäˈmu̇(ə)r, -ō.trəˈd-, -dənəˈm- also -däm- or -dȧm- sometimes -dam- or -daam-\ Usage: usually capitalized S & both Ns & 1st D Etymology: participle translation of French sœur de Notre Dame de Namur, after Notre Dame de Namur Our Lady of Namur, patron saint of Namur, province in southern Belgium : a member of a Roman Catholic community founded in 1803 and devoted chiefly to teaching |