Lo`ret*tine" (?), n. (R. C. Ch.)
One of a order of nuns founded in 1812 at Loretto, in
Kentucky. The members of the order (called also Sisters of
Loretto, or Friends of Mary at the Foot of the Cross)
devote themselves to the cause of education and the care of destitute
orphans, their labors being chiefly confined to the Western United
States.
Lo`ret*tine" (?), n. [From Loreto
in Italy.] (R. C. Ch.) (a) One of an order
of nuns founded in 1812 at Loretto, in Kentucky. The members of the
order (called also Sisters of Loretto, or Friends of Mary at the Foot
of the Cross) devote themselves to the cause of education and the care
of destitute orphans, their labors being chiefly confined to the
western United States. (b) A Loreto
nun.