\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.