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mother superior

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mother superior
n. pl. mothers superior or mother superiors
A woman in charge of a religious community of women.
mother superior
n pl mother superiors, mothers superior
(Christianity / Roman Catholic Church) the head of a community of nuns
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Noun1.mother superiormother superior - the superior of a group of nuns      
abbess, prioress
mother - a term of address for a mother superior
superior - the head of a religious community
Translations
Mother Superior n → madre superiora
Mother Superior n → madre superiora


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The Mother Superior was standing on the right side of the bed.
A Simple Soul by Flaubert, Gustave View in context
In front of them was a fringe of nuns, and higher up the slope, facing towards them, a single figure whom we took to be the Mother Superior.
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