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Definition of Teresa
1. Noun. Indian nun and missionary in the Roman Catholic Church (born of Albanian parents in what is now Macedonia); dedicated to helping the poor in India (1910-1997).
Generic synonyms: Missionary, Missioner, Nun
Definition of Teresa
1. Proper noun. (Ancient Greek female given name), the Spanish and Italian form of Theresa. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Teresa
Literary usage of Teresa
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Spanish Story of the Armada, and Other Essays by James Anthony Froude (1899)
"Pish," said Teresa, who did not like nonsense, " it will be time to think ...
After this Teresa had a rest. In her own town she was now looked on as a saint ..."
2. Hispanic Anthology by Thomas Walsh (1920)
"Known as the Madre Teresa de Jesus, she gave evidence of the highest practical
... Mrs. Cunninghame Grahame has published Saint Teresa, her Life and Times ..."
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