Ur·su·line (ûr s -l n, -l n , -l n, ûrsy-)n. 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. adj. Of or belonging to the Ursulines. [After Saint Ursula, legendary British princess and martyr.] |
Ursuline [ˈɜːsjʊˌlaɪn]
n
(Christianity / Roman Catholic Church) a member of an order of nuns devoted to teaching in the Roman Catholic Church: founded in 1537 at Brescia
[named after St Ursula, legendary British princess and martyr of the fourth or fifth century ad, patron saint of St Angela Merici, who founded the order]
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