Sister of Mercy: Meaning and Definition of

Sis'ter of Mer'cy

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— Rom. Cath. Ch. Rom. Cath. Ch.
  1. a member of a congregation of sisters founded in Dublin in 1827 by Catherine McAuley (1787–1841) and engaged chiefly in works of spiritual and corporal mercy.
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