Ursuline
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- proper noun
- /ˈɜrsəˌlaɪn/
:
ursulina
- Thereafter, European (mostly French) clergy and numerous male and female religious orders, including the Marianist Brothers and the Ursuline Sisters, entered San Antonio and established churches, colleges, and seminaries that formed the core of institutional Catholicism.
- Ursuline nun
- Ursuline sister
- Ursuline convent
Examples
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The Ursuline nuns dedicated their lives to providing education and support to the local community.
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Many students credit their success to the guidance of the Ursuline sisters who taught them.
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Mary and Thomas then moved to an Ursuline convent in southern Ohio, where they lived for several months.
Academic text (2018) -
We have heard real devils speaking through the mouths of Ursuline nuns, swearing again and again that the accused is a sorcerer!
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The Ursuline nuns of the convent are possessed by the devil and are breaking free of sexual restraint, particularly their leader, Sister Jeanne, played by the young Vanessa Redgrave.
Blog text (6) -
On retreat in 1978 at the now (sadly) closed Ursuline retreat house in Oyster Bay, Long Island, I had an experience of the "not-two" of Zen (though of course I did not know it as such) when everything dropped away and I was seemingly held in a "just this" space/time.
Academic text (2000) -
During my childhood, I often visited the Ursuline convent, where I learned about charity and service.
Surface Forms
Morphology
Ursuline = Ursula (opaque) = Ursul + ine
The formation from a saint's name to denote a member of a religious order is not a transparent, general-purpose pattern for most learners.
Etymology
Ursuline comes from the name Ursula, which comes from the Latin ursa meaning 'bear', so an Ursuline is a member of the order named for Saint Ursula. An Ursuline is a nun often known for teaching and helping the community.