abbessnoun [ C ]
uk/ˈæb.es/us/ˈæb.es/a woman who is in charge of a convent
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Religious people: monks & nuns
- abbey
- abbot
- anchorite
- ascetic
- benedictine
- convent
- Franciscan
- friar
- friary
- habit
- hermit
- lay brother/sister
- monk
- mother
- novice
- nun
- nunnery
- sister
- Trappist monk
- veil
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