English Explanatory Dictionary

Lorettine

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. One of a Roman Catholic order of nuns, the Sisters of Loretto, founded in the nineteenth century, devoting themselves especially to the education of the poor, or minority communities.
adj
  1. of or pertaining to the Sisters of Loretto

Word forms

Lorettine Lorettines

Etymology

From Loreto + -ine. Loretto, Kentucky, USA, was named after the order was founded.

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