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Word | Abbess |
the superior of a group of nuns / A female superior or governess of a nunnery, or convent of nuns, having the same authority over the nuns which the abbots have over the monks. See Abbey. / a woman who is the head of the nuns in a convent or abbey / a woman who is the head of an abbey of nuns., | |
Usage | ⇒ Mother Teresa was the abbess of Nirmal Hriday ⇒ Abbots, abbesses and bishops were buried with their croziers, the pastoral staffs symbolic of their office. |
Synonyms | prioress, mother superior, nun, canoness, novice, abbot, priest, sister, clergyman, clergywoman, cleric, curate, ecclesiastic, evangelist, father, minister, missionary, postulant, preacher, prelate, |
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