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Definition of Mother superior
1. Noun. The superior of a group of nuns.
Specialized synonyms: Mother
Generic synonyms: Superior
Specialized synonyms: Bride, Bridget, Brigid, Saint Bride, Saint Bridget, Saint Brigid, St. Bride, St. Bridget, St. Brigid, Heloise
Derivative terms: Abbatial
Definition of Mother superior
1. Noun. The head of a convent; an abbess ¹
2. Noun. a nun in charge of a priory or convent; either a prioress or an abbess ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Mother Superior
Literary usage of Mother superior
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 Edward Aloysius Pace, Charles George Herbermann (1922)
"... mother superior of the society 1825-58; Mothers Magdalen, Bridget, and Elizabeth
Hart- Hayden, three sisters, of whom Mother Magdalen was one of the ..."
2. Lawyers' Reports Annotated by Lawyers Co-operative Publishing Company (1905)
"The explanation that is afforded by the evidence is that on one or two occasions
the mother superior was reported sick; on another, that the daughter was ..."
3. The American Christian Record: Containing the History, Confession of Faith (1860)
"James O'Connor, Ecclesiastical Superior; Sr. MJ Evangelist Kinsella, mother superior.
The Sisters of Providence, from St. Mary's of the Woods, ..."
4. The New Schaff-Herzog Encyclopedia of Religious Knowledge: Embracing by Johann Jakob Herzog, Philip Schaff, Albert Hauck (1909)
"Miss Sellon was addressed as mother superior. ... The sisters take vows, live
strictly in communities, acknowledge a mother superior, and often find refuge ..."
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