Sisters of the Order of Saint Basil the Great
- proper noun
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Hermanas de la Orden de San Basilio Magno
- The Sisters of the Order of Saint Basil the Great established several schools throughout Ukraine and North America.
Examples
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Many young women have joined the Sisters of the Order of Saint Basil the Great to dedicate their lives to service and spirituality.
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The Sisters of the Order of Saint Basil the Great play a vital role in preserving Ukrainian cultural traditions within the church.
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The Sisters of the Order of Saint Basil the Great have a strong commitment to education.
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Many Sisters of the Order of Saint Basil the Great serve in schools across Ukraine.
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Many young women have joined the Sisters of the Order of Saint Basil the Great to dedicate their lives to service and spirituality.
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The Sisters of the Order of Saint Basil the Great established several schools throughout Ukraine and North America.
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The Sisters of the Order of Saint Basil the Great play a vital role in preserving Ukrainian cultural traditions within the church.
Surface Forms
Morphology
Sister + of + the + order + of + saint + Basil + the + great
The phrase is compositionally built: 'Sisters' (nuns) + 'of the order' (member of a religious community) + 'of Saint Basil the Great' (the order's dedicatory name). This is a standard noun + prepositional phrase naming pattern that a B1 learner who knows the constituent words (and recognises a proper name) can readily interpret as referring to a group of nuns belonging to a particular religious order.
Etymology
Sisters of the Order of Saint Basil the Great comes from Saint Basil the Great, an early Christian leader who set rules for how a religious community should live. The word Sisters means women who live together in a religious community and Order means a group that follows the same rules, so the name shows these women follow his rule to pray, teach, and do 'service'.
