Reverend mother
Superior and reverend mother are semantically related. in head nun topic. In some cases you can use "Superior" instead a noun phrase "Reverend mother".
Superior
Superior noun - One who is above another in rank, station, or office.
Reverend mother and superior are semantically related. You can use "Reverend mother" instead a noun "Superior".
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In Mentats of Dune, Valya Harkonnen is the first Reverend Mother who masters the Voice and uses it to kill her rival Dorotea immediately after Mother Superior Raquella Berto-Anirul's death by giving Dorotea her dagger and commanding her to stab herself in the throat.
Source: Psychic-Assisted Suicide -
Reverend Mother Superior Taraza meanwhile coordinates the events, with Reverend Mother Darwi Odrade as her representative on Rakis.Which of the major powers will survive?
Source: Literature / Heretics of Dune
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