SISTERS OF CHARITY

Definition: SISTERS OF CHARITY

SISTERS OF CHARITY

1. (R. C. Ch.), a sisterhood of religious women engaged in works of mercy, esp. in nursing the sick; -- a popular designation. There are various orders of the Sisters of Charity. Syn: Love; benevolence; good will; affection; tenderness; beneficence; liberality; almsgiving.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Modern Usage: SISTERS OF CHARITY

Domain	Usage
Screenplays	These people make terrorists look like the Sisters of Charity! These guys are Cannonballers! (The Cannonball Run; writing credit: Brock Yates)
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Commercial Usage: SISTERS OF CHARITY

Domain	Title
Books	Life and Work of Mary Aikenhead: Foundress of the Congregation of Irish Sisters of Charity (reference) Mrs. Seton, Foundress of the American Sisters of Charity (reference) (more book examples)
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Photo Album: SISTERS OF CHARITY

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	Nurses at Carville, La. : Sisters of Charity, 1947. Credit: National Library of Medicine.		[American nurses lunch with Sisters of Charity, Kunming, China]. Credit: National Library of Medicine.
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Use in Literature: SISTERS OF CHARITY

Title	Author	Quote
Les Miserables	Hugo, Victor	The two nuns who attended the infirmary, Lazarists as all these Sisters of Charity are, were called Sister Perpetue and Sister Simplice.
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Expression: SISTERS OF CHARITY

Expression using "SISTERS OF CHARITY": sisters of Charity of Montreal. Additional references.
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Anagrams: SISTERS OF CHARITY

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	Words within the letters "a-c-e-f-h-i-i-o-r-r-s-s-s-t-t-y"
	-5 letters: erythristic, histiocytes, schistosity.
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