-sāntˈjōzə̇f, -sə̇nt- also -ōsə̇f
Usage: usually capitalized both Ss&J
Etymology: translation of French sœur de Saint-Joseph (du Puy), after Joseph, husband of Mary, mother of Jesus
: a member of a Roman Catholic congregation established in Le Puy, France, in 1650 and devoted to teaching and charitable works