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New York is my Lourdes, where I go for spiritual refreshment... a place where you're least likely to be bitten by a wild goat.
Brendan Behan

Meaning of "Lourdes" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD LOURDES

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PRONUNCIATION OF LOURDES

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF LOURDES

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Lourdes is a noun.
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WHAT DOES LOURDES MEAN IN ENGLISH?

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Lourdes

Lourdes is a commune in the Hautes-Pyrénées department in the Midi-Pyrénées region in south-western France. The former regional language of this area used to be Gascon Occitan, but has been largely supplanted by French as in many regions of France. Lourdes is a small market town lying in the foothills of the Pyrenees, famous for the Marian apparitions of Our Lady of Lourdes said to have occurred in 1858 to Bernadette Soubirous. At that time, the most prominent feature of the town was the fortified castle that rises up from a rocky escarpment at its centre.

Definition of Lourdes in the English dictionary

The definition of Lourdes in the dictionary is a town in SW France: a leading place of pilgrimage for Roman Catholics after a peasant girl, Bernadette Soubirous, had visions of the Virgin Mary in 1858. Pop: 15 203.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE LOURDES

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WORDS THAT END LIKE LOURDES

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Synonyms and antonyms of Lourdes in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «Lourdes» into 25 languages

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卢尔德
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Lourdes
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लूर्डेस
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لورد
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Лурдес
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Lourdes
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মধ্যে Lourdes
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Lourdes
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Lourdes
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ルルド
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루르드
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लॉर्डस
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Lourdes
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Lourdes
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Lourdes
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Лурдес
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Lourdes
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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «LOURDES»

The term «Lourdes» is very widely used and occupies the 12.485 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Lourdes

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3 QUOTES WITH «LOURDES»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word Lourdes.
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Brendan Behan
New York is my Lourdes, where I go for spiritual refreshment... a place where you're least likely to be bitten by a wild goat.
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Mireille Mathieu
I find many drawbacks of myself. But, each time when I visit Lourdes, I receive a lesson of reconciliation. When you see ill people or invalids around, you realize that it is a sin to complain!
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Mireille Mathieu
Who is happy with his appearance? I find many drawbacks of myself. But, each time when I visit Lourdes, I receive a lesson of reconciliation. When you see ill people or invalids around, you realize that it is a sin to complain!

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LOURDES»

Discover the use of Lourdes in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Lourdes and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Understanding Second Language Acquisition
The book zooms in and out of universal, individual, and social forces, in each case evaluating the research findings that have been generated across diverse naturalistic and formal contexts for second language acquisition.
Lourdes Ortega, 2014
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Gender, Development, and Globalization: Economics as If All ...
Extrait de la couverture .
Lourdes Benería, 2003
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Lourdes Diary
One of these recent pilgrims was James Martin, an American Jesuit. Fr. Martin went to Lourdes to serve as chaplain for a group of pilgrims sponsored by the Order of Malta, an international Catholic association devoted to charitable works.
James J. Martin, James Martin, SJ, 2010
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Every Pilgrim's Guide to Lourdes
This pocket guide combines a mix of practical information, history, devotional commentary, prayers and readings for pilgrims to Lourdes today.
Sally Martin, 2005
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Consuming Visions: Mass Culture and the Lourdes Shrine
An in-depth study of the Lourdes pilgrimage in late nineteenth-century France offers ground-breaking new ways to interpret material forms of worship, female piety, and modern commercial culture.
Suzanne K. Kaufman, 2005
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Lourdes Portillo: The Devil Never Sleeps and Other Films
Interview. with. Lourdes. Portillo. by. Rosa. Linda. Fregoso. SAN FRANCISCO, 1994 Rosa Linda: How did the idea for the topic [investigating Tío Oscar's death in The Devil Never Sleeps] come about? Or why did you decide to do a film about  ...
Rosa Linda Fregoso, 2014
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Global Latinas: Latin America's Emerging Multinationals
Little research has been done on the internationalization strategies and challenges of Latin American multinationals. This book aims to fill this void.
Lourdes Casanova, 2009
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Bernadette of Lourdes: A Life Based on Authenticated Documents
A compulsive and authoritative classic biography on the true story of a poor Pyrenean girl whose life made Lourdes what it is today.
René Laurentin, 1998
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Lourdes Grobet
contenido / contents Lourdes Grobet. Crítica y enigma 10 / Alejandro Castellanos Lourdes Grobet. Critic and Enigma 12 / Algunas ideas deshilvanadas sobre Lourdes Grobet 14 / Patricia Mendoza Some Random Ideas about Lourdes Grobet ...
Lourdes Grobet, 2005
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15 Days of Prayer with Saint Bernadette of Lourdes
Born into a humble family which fell into extreme poverty, Saint Bernadette of Lourdes was only fourteen when the Blessed Virgin Mary appeared to her for the first of eighteen visits near Lourdes, in southern France.
François Vayne, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LOURDES»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Lourdes is used in the context of the following news items.
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Some funds available for Lourdes campus purchase - The Advertiser
Van Eaton and Romero Commercial Division is handling the sale of the old Lourdes property, which includes 611,292 square feet of property in ... «The Daily Advertiser, Jul 15»
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Alex Gerrard gets greeting from daughter Lourdes at their Los …
The 32-year-old's adorable daughter Lourdes, three, couldn't have been more excited to see mummy when she returned to their overseas pad ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
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Shared field nears completion
Construction on the athletic field that will be shared by Northview High School and Lourdes University is nearing completion. The installation of ... «Toledo Blade, Jul 15»
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Madonna copies daughter Lourdes as she debuts new septum …
Lourdes and Madonna both stepped out looking trendy. While Madonna rocked a money sign bomber jacket, mesh tights and Giuseppe Zanotti ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
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Lourdes Opens Pain Management Center in Murray
best-IMG 4564 At scissors (lr): Dr. Riley Love, Medical Director, Lourdes Pain Management; Kemp Smith, APRN, Lourdes – Murray Pain ... «SurfKY News, Jul 15»
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Lourdes Steeple Day
Lourdes - The 17th annual Lourdes Steeple Day will be held Sunday, July 26. Lourdes is located 14 miles north of New Hampton on Hwy 63 ... «Cresco Times Plain Dealer, Jul 15»
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Notre Dame de Lourdes board takes appeal to high Catholic court
In this file photo, a sign at Notre Dame De Lourdes Church in Ridley Township demonstrates the effort to keep the church from closing. «The Delaware County Daily Times, Jul 15»
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Lourdes Leon gazes adoringly at her boyfriend as she shows off her …
She's enjoying a summer off her studies and as befitting the daughter of a superstar, Lourdes Leon has been jet-setting to some far-flung ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
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Lourdes pilgrimages: Parbold man honoured for 56 years of caring …
John, of Parbold, has been involved in an annual pilgrimage from Liverpool to Lourdes, in France, for the past 56 years as a Brancardier. «Southport Visiter, Jul 15»
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From Lourdes, with love
The Love Guro sings. Lourdes May Maglinte, 19, won the grand prize of the recently concluded Visayan Pop Music Festival (VisPop 3.0) for her ... «Sun.Star, Jul 15»

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