URSULINE


Meaning of URSULINE in English

I. -lə̇n, -ˌlīn, -ˌlēn noun

( -s )

Usage: usually capitalized

Etymology: New Latin Ursulina, from Ursula St. Ursula 3d or 5th century A.D. legendary Christian martyr + Latin -inus -ine

: a member of a teaching order of nuns founded by St. Angela Merici at Brescia, Italy, about 1537

II. adjective

Usage: usually capitalized

: of, relating to, or being a member of the Ursulines

Ursuline nuns

an Ursuline convent

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.