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The following 14 entries include the term sister of.
Little Sister of the Poor
: a member of a religious community founded in Brittany, France, about 1840 and devoted especially to the care of old people
School Sister of Notre Dame
noun: a member of a Roman Catholic religious congregation founded in France by St. Peter Fourier in 1597 and devoted chiefly to education
Sister of Charity
: a member of a Roman Catholic sisterhood founded in France by St. Vincent de Paul in 1634 for nursing the sick
Sister of Charity of Montreal
: a nun of a Roman Catholic community established in Montreal in 1745 and devoted especially to the service of the suffering
Sister of Loretto
: a member of a Roman Catholic community of nuns founded in 1812 at Loretto, Kentucky, and devoted to educational work and the care of orphans
Sister of Mercy
: a member of a Roman Catholic congregation founded in 1827 by Catherine McAuley in Dublin and devoted to works of charity and education
Sister of Notre Dame de Namur
: a member of a Roman Catholic community founded in 1803 and devoted chiefly to teaching
Sister of Providence
: a member of a Roman Catholic teaching order founded in France in 1806
Sister of St. Joseph
: a member of a Roman Catholic congregation established in Le Puy, France, in 1650 and devoted to teaching and charitable works
Sister of Saint Vincent
: sister of charity
Sister of the Good Shepherd
: a member of a cloistered Roman Catholic order established at Caen, France, in 1641 and devoted especially to the shelter and rehabilitation of girls and women
Sister of the Holy Cross
: a member of a Roman Catholic sisterhood founded at Le Mans, France, in 1841 and devoted to teaching and charitable works
Sister of the Holy Names of Jesus and Mary
: a member of a Roman Catholic congregation founded in Canada in 1843 and devoted to teaching
Sister of the Immaculate Heart of Mary
: a member of a Roman Catholic teaching sisterhood founded at Monroe, Michigan, in 1845
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