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Theresa

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The·re·sa or Te·re·sa  (t-rs, -z, -r-), Saint. Known as "Theresa of Ávila." 1515-1582.
Spanish nun and mystical writer who founded the reformed order of Carmelites (1562). Her works include The Way of Perfection, published posthumously.
Theresa [təˈriːzə (Spanish) teˈresa]
n
(Biographies) See (Saint) Teresa
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Noun1.TheresaTheresa - 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)
Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu, Mother Teresa, Mother Theresa, Teresa
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Theresa [tɪˈriːzə] N → Teresa


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Who that cares much to know the history of man, and how the mysterious mixture behaves under the varying experiments of Time, has not dwelt, at least briefly, on the life of Saint Theresa, has not smiled with some gentleness at the thought of the little girl walking forth one morning hand-in-hand with her still smaller brother, to go and seek martyrdom in the country of the Moors?
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Theresa Wright is her name, and the kind of maid you don't pick up nowadays.
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At the first warning, Theresa began casually to clear away the dishes.
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