The head of a convent or a female religious community; a Mother Superior. Also: the head of an order of nuns; a superioress-general. Cf. superior, n.…
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释义 | society > faith > church government > monasticism > religious superior > [noun] > female (4) superioress1756 The head of a convent or a female religious community; a Mother Superior. Also: the head of an order of nuns; a superioress-general. Cf. superior, n.… Superioress General1756 Superioress General. A superioress who leads the superioresses in an order. Mother General1865 a female head of a religious order (cf. sense 3a). Sister Superior1991 Christian Church. Designating the head of a religious order, congregation, community, or institution. Chiefly as postmodifier in titles, as Father Sup… |
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