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Definition of Superior general
1. Noun. The head of a religious order or congregation.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Superior General
Literary usage of Superior general
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann (1913)
"We find then at the head of the institute a superior- general assisted by a council,
... The general chapter meets for the election of the superior-general; ..."
2. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann (1913)
"The superior general is elected for six or twelve years; in the former case she
... The superior general nominates to the different non-elective offices, ..."
3. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann (1913)
"Sometimes the authority of a superior-general of a congregation of men ...
We find then at the head of the institute a superior- general assisted by a ..."
4. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann (1913)
"After a short stay in Rome, whither he had been called by his superior general,
he was appointed lecturer at Siena (1515), professor of theology at Bologna ..."
5. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann (1913)
"After a short stay in Rome, whither he had been called by his superior general,
he was appointed lecturer at Siena (1515), professor of theology at Bologna ..."
6. Lawyers' Reports Annotated by Lawyers Co-operative Publishing Company (1906)
"RA(XS) in the college, which was managed by a resident principal, under the
supreme control of the superior general of the community, who himself lived in ..."
7. The American Annual Cyclopedia and Register of Important Events of the Year (1869)
"General. General. Superior-General. Vicar-General. Superior-General. ... Abbot and
Superior- General. Prior of the Grand Chartreux and General. ..."
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