mother house

noun Roman Catholic Church.

a convent housing a mother superior of a community of nuns.

a self-governing convent having authority over other houses.

Origin of mother house

First recorded in 1665–75

Words nearby mother house

Mother Goddess, Mother Goose, Mother Goose rhymes, mother hen, motherhood, mother house, Mother Hubbard, mothering, Mothering Sunday, mother-in-law, mother-in-law's tongue

Example sentences from the Web for mother house

You see, Reverend Mother has given me a letter to the Superior in the mother-house, and other letters, too.
The Guests Of Hercules|C. N. Williamson and A. M. Williamson
It has constantly thriven, and the mother-house at Tottenham is a center for various benevolent enterprises.
Deaconesses in Europe|Jane M. Bancroft
Almost contemporary with the mother-house arose the normal school for infant-school teachers.
Deaconesses in Europe|Jane M. Bancroft
Between 1846 and 1850 more than sixty deaconesses were at work at twenty-five different stations outside of the mother-house.
Deaconesses in Europe|Jane M. Bancroft

It contains the mother-house of the Sisters of the Sorrowful Mother.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 17, Slice 7|Various

单词	mother house
释义	mother house noun Roman Catholic Church. a convent housing a mother superior of a community of nuns. a self-governing convent having authority over other houses. Origin of mother house First recorded in 1665–75 Words nearby mother house Mother Goddess, Mother Goose, Mother Goose rhymes, mother hen, motherhood, mother house, Mother Hubbard, mothering, Mothering Sunday, mother-in-law, mother-in-law's tongue Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for mother house You see, Reverend Mother has given me a letter to the Superior in the mother-house, and other letters, too. The Guests Of Hercules\|C. N. Williamson and A. M. Williamson It has constantly thriven, and the mother-house at Tottenham is a center for various benevolent enterprises. Deaconesses in Europe\|Jane M. Bancroft Almost contemporary with the mother-house arose the normal school for infant-school teachers. Deaconesses in Europe\|Jane M. Bancroft Between 1846 and 1850 more than sixty deaconesses were at work at twenty-five different stations outside of the mother-house. Deaconesses in Europe\|Jane M. Bancroft It contains the mother-house of the Sisters of the Sorrowful Mother. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 17, Slice 7\|Various
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