Marianist
noun
Mar·i·an·ist
ˈmer-ē-ə-nist 
ˈmā-rē-
: a member of the Roman Catholic Society of Mary of Paris founded by William Joseph Chaminade in France in 1817 and devoted especially to education
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Porres Marianist school in Uniondale, on New York's Long Island, sent a letter to parents saying headmaster John Holian was on leave while the school investigated the incident.
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Elisha Fieldstadt, NBC News, 25 Mar. 2021
Two of the priests named in the diocese’ list were also named in the Marianist’s: Charles Miller and Patrick McNulty, who were accused of abusing children in 1980 and the 1970s, respectively.
—Marina Starleaf Riker, ExpressNews.com, 10 July 2020
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Elisha Fieldstadt, NBC News, 25 Mar. 2021
Two of the priests named in the diocese’ list were also named in the Marianist’s: Charles Miller and Patrick McNulty, who were accused of abusing children in 1980 and the 1970s, respectively.
—Marina Starleaf Riker, ExpressNews.com, 10 July 2020
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“Marianist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Marianist. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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