URSULINE


Meaning of URSULINE in English

n.

Pronunciation: ' ə r-s ə -l ə n, - ˌ l ī n, - ˌ l ē n

Function: noun

Etymology: New Latin Ursulina, from Ursula Saint Ursula, legendary Christian martyr

Date: 1693

: a member of any of several Roman Catholic teaching orders of nuns especially : a member of a teaching order founded by St. Angela Merici in Brescia, Italy, in 1535

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary.      Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка.