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adj
of or pertaining to the Sisters of Loretto
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noun
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.
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History
From Loreto + -ine. Loretto, Kentucky, USA, was named after the order was founded.
