School Sister of Notre Dame

noun

A member of the School Sisters of Notre Dame, a worldwide religious institute of Roman Catholic sisters, founded in Bavaria in 1833 and devoted to education.

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Meanings

nounSchool Sister of Notre Dame (plural School Sisters of Notre Dame)

plural School Sisters of Notre Dame

  1. A member of the School Sisters of Notre Dame, a worldwide religious institute of Roman Catholic sisters, founded in Bavaria in 1833 and devoted to education.

    Synonyms: SSND

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA member of the School Sisters of Notre Dame, a worldwide religious institute of Roman Catholic sisters, founded in Bavaria in 1833 and devoted to education.

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SSND

Origin

  1. FrenchNotre Dame“Our Lady”
  2. EnglishSchool Sister of Notre Dame

The use of French Notre Dame (“Our Lady”) originates from Chanoinesses de Saint-Augustin de la congrégation Notre-Dame (“Canonesses of Saint-Augustin of the Notre-Dame Congregation”), an order founded by Peter Fourier and Alix Le Clerc from which the School Sisters of Notre Dame developed.

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School Sister of Notre Dame. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/School%20Sister%20of%20Notre%20Dame

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “School Sister of Notre Dame,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/School%20Sister%20of%20Notre%20Dame.

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