St. Mary's
Common parish designation
St.
Mary's is a place name honoring the Virgin Mary, applied to countless churches, schools, hospitals, and geographic locations throughout the Christian world.
In the U.S., it commonly names Catholic institutions: She graduated from St. Mary's.
St.
Mary's County in Maryland and St.
Mary's City were among the earliest English colonial settlements.
The apostrophe indicates possession—Mary's church, Mary's school.
Place of instruction
- collegeHigher education institution
- universityHigher education institution
- academyInstitution of learning
- seminaryClergy training college
campus · student · professor · alumni · scholarship · tuition · curriculum · diploma
Place of Christian worship
- cathedralBishop's principal church
- basilicaColonnaded church with apse
- chapelSmall worship room
- parishLocal church community
abbey · convent · monastery · priory · altar · mass · priest · clergy
Of the Middle Ages
- reformationProcess of improving institutions
- abbeyMonastic house of worship
- monasteryReligious seclusion dwelling
- conventReligious sisters' dwelling
pilgrimage · crusades · relics · manuscripts · charter · heritage · restoration · chronicles
Water-bounded land mass
- bayPartially enclosed water
- riverLarge flowing watercourse
- hospitalMedical treatment facility
- cityLarge populated area
county · township · village · lighthouse · glacier · peninsula · cape · mountain
Profound admiring respect
- holinessSacred spiritual purity
- sanctityQuality of being inviolable
- pietySincere religious devotion
- reverenceProfound admiring respect
devotion · faith · spirituality · miracle · blessedness · apparition · feast day · novena
school
Place of instruction
- collegeHigher education institution
- universityHigher education institution
- academyInstitution of learning
seminary · campus · student · professor · alumni · scholarship · tuition · curriculum · diploma · enrollment
church
Place of Christian worship
parish · abbey · convent · monastery · priory · altar · mass · priest · clergy · liturgy
medieval
Of the Middle Ages
- reformationProcess of improving institutions
- abbeyMonastic house of worship
- monasteryReligious seclusion dwelling
convent · pilgrimage · crusades · relics · manuscripts · charter · heritage · restoration · chronicles · cathedral
island
Water-bounded land mass
city · county · township · village · lighthouse · glacier · peninsula · cape · mountain · stadium
veneration
Profound admiring respect
reverence · devotion · faith · spirituality · miracle · blessedness · apparition · feast day · novena · pilgrimage
St. Mary'spublic school
Free government-run education
state school · non-denominational · Central High School · civic center
St. Mary'sSt. Joseph's
City in northwest Missouri
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