Mother superior
Mother superior noun - The superior of a group of nuns.
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Synonyms for Mother superior
Prioress is a synonym for mother superior in head nun topic. In some cases you can use "Prioress" instead a noun phrase "Mother superior".
Prioress
Prioress noun - The superior of a group of nuns.
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Synonyms for Prioress
Mother superior is a synonym for prioress in woman in religious order topic. You can use "Mother superior" instead a noun "Prioress".
Nearby Word: priory
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Related pairs
- superior and mother superior
- superior and prioress
- novice and mother superior
- novice and prioress
- postulant and mother superior
- postulant and prioress
- religious and mother superior
- religious and prioress
- anchorite and mother superior
- anchorite and prioress
- abbess and mother superior
- abbess and prioress
- nun and mother superior
- nun and prioress
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