motherhouse
noun
moth·er·house
ˈmə-t͟hər-ˌhau̇s 
1
: the convent in which the superior of a religious community resides
2
: the original convent of a religious community
Examples of motherhouse in a Sentence
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The former motherhouse has since become the Glen Meadows Retirement Community.
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Baltimore Sun, 25 Aug. 2022
The sisters converted Brackenridge’s former mansion, now known as Brackenridge Villa, into their first motherhouse, which also was home to the elementary and secondary school.
—René A. Guzman, San Antonio Express-News, 12 Jan. 2022
The Ursulines do not now have specific plans for the remainder of their 42-acre property, but have stated publicly a desire to develop the property upon which the former motherhouse stood before its demolition last year.
—cleveland, 3 Aug. 2021
The motherhouse is still located there today.
—Sharon Coolidge, The Enquirer, 21 July 2021
Sister Reginald later lived at her order’s Baltimore County motherhouse and became the archivist.
—Jacques Kelly, baltimoresun.com, 14 Sep. 2020
The day the agreement was signed, a letter arrived at the motherhouse in San Antonio from Rome celebrating Laudato Si, the papal encyclical on the environment.
—Elaine Ayala, ExpressNews.com, 4 Aug. 2020
The cupola dome atop the former Nazareth motherhouse in Kalamazoo was removed Dec. 19, and remains wrapped up in front of the debris.
—Washington Post, 2 Mar. 2020
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Baltimore Sun, 25 Aug. 2022
The sisters converted Brackenridge’s former mansion, now known as Brackenridge Villa, into their first motherhouse, which also was home to the elementary and secondary school.
—René A. Guzman, San Antonio Express-News, 12 Jan. 2022
The Ursulines do not now have specific plans for the remainder of their 42-acre property, but have stated publicly a desire to develop the property upon which the former motherhouse stood before its demolition last year.
—cleveland, 3 Aug. 2021
The motherhouse is still located there today.
—Sharon Coolidge, The Enquirer, 21 July 2021
Sister Reginald later lived at her order’s Baltimore County motherhouse and became the archivist.
—Jacques Kelly, baltimoresun.com, 14 Sep. 2020
The day the agreement was signed, a letter arrived at the motherhouse in San Antonio from Rome celebrating Laudato Si, the papal encyclical on the environment.
—Elaine Ayala, ExpressNews.com, 4 Aug. 2020
The cupola dome atop the former Nazareth motherhouse in Kalamazoo was removed Dec. 19, and remains wrapped up in front of the debris.
—Washington Post, 2 Mar. 2020
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“Motherhouse.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/motherhouse. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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