Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ursuline

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.07 in modern English

Syllables: ur-su-line
IPA

8

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One of a Roman Catholic female religious order whose patron saint is Saint Ursula.

adj

Relating to or belonging to the Ursulines.

Example Sentences

"COURCOL for the Appellantes and Demandantes ſets forth, ‘That the Suite was of a Contract of Sale of a houſe ſituate in this City of Metz paſſed by F. Forget then Rector of the Jeſuites of the ſaid City for the uſe of the Urſuline Nuns of Maſcon, ſtipulating for a new eſtabliſhment of the Nuns of the ſame order to be made at Metz aforeſaid.[’]"
"Our convent gates are rude, and black, and close; / Our Ursuline veils of such a jealous woof, / There must be piercing in those curious eyes, / Would know if the skin beneath be swarth or snowy."
"At the age of two years and a half, she was sent from home, and placed at the Ursuline Seminary, but remained there only for a short time."

Etymology

From Ursula + -ine. Compare French ursuline.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: Ursula

Inflected Forms

Ursulines (plural)

Questions

What does ursuline mean?: One of a Roman Catholic female religious order whose patron saint is Saint Ursula.
Where does ursuline come from?: From Ursula + -ine. Compare French ursuline.

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