mother superior (redirected from mother superiors)

mother superior

n. pl. mothers superior or mother superiors

A woman in charge of a religious community of women.

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mother superior

n pl mother superiors, mothers superior

(Christianity / Roman Catholic Church) the head of a community of nuns

Thesaurus

Noun

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mother 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

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Mother Superior n → madre superiora