Marianist
noun
Mar·i·an·ist
ˈmer-ē-ə-nist 
ˈmā-rē-
: a member of the Roman Catholic Society of Mary of Paris founded by William Joseph Chaminade in France in 1817 and devoted especially to education
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The Marianist Family was founded in response to specific needs in postrevolutionary French society.
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Caitlin Cipolla-McCulloch, The Conversation, 29 May 2025
Porres Marianist school in Uniondale, on New York's Long Island, sent a letter to parents saying headmaster John Holian was on leave while the school investigated the incident.
—Elisha Fieldstadt, NBC News, 25 Mar. 2021
Two of the priests named in the diocese’ list were also named in the Marianist’s: Charles Miller and Patrick McNulty, who were accused of abusing children in 1980 and the 1970s, respectively.
—Marina Starleaf Riker, ExpressNews.com, 10 July 2020
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Caitlin Cipolla-McCulloch, The Conversation, 29 May 2025
Porres Marianist school in Uniondale, on New York's Long Island, sent a letter to parents saying headmaster John Holian was on leave while the school investigated the incident.
—Elisha Fieldstadt, NBC News, 25 Mar. 2021
Two of the priests named in the diocese’ list were also named in the Marianist’s: Charles Miller and Patrick McNulty, who were accused of abusing children in 1980 and the 1970s, respectively.
—Marina Starleaf Riker, ExpressNews.com, 10 July 2020
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“Marianist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Marianist. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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