- Lorettine
- Lorettine
(ləˈrɛtaɪn, -iːn)[f. Loretto, name of a town in Italy + -ine.]A nun of any order of Our Lady of Loretto.In recent Dicts.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
Lorettine
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Lorettine — Lo ret*tine , n. [From Loreto in Italy.] (R. C. Ch.) (a) One of an order of nuns founded in 1812 at Loretto, in Kentucky. The members of the order (called also Sisters of Loretto, or Friends of Mary at the Foot of the Cross) devote themselves to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Clergy — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Clergy >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 clergy clergy clericals ministry priesthood presbytery the cloth the desk GRP: N 2 Sgm: N 2 clergyman clergyman divine ecclesiastic church … English dictionary for students
