prioresses

plural of prioress

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Noun
  • In the film, set in 1948 over the course of just seven days, Teresa — Mother Superior of the convent of the Sisters of Loreto — is in her late 30s.
    Marta Balaga, Variety, 28 Aug. 2025
  • The story is set in Kolkata, India in August 1948, following Teresa, Mother Superior of the convent of the Sisters of Loreto, over the course of seven pivotal days for her.
    Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 26 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Ben Whishaw is back as the marmalade-sandwich-loving Paddington, and Olivia Colman joins the cast as a suspicious Reverend Mother.
    Laura Martin, Vulture, 19 Feb. 2025
  • Early on, there’s a singalong where the retirement home’s Reverend Mother (Olivia Colman) belts to the hills with the sound of music.
    Natalia Winkelman, New York Times, 13 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • As a young religious, Bishop-elect Lombardo did missionary work in Bolivia and Honduras.
    Laura Rodríguez Presa, chicagotribune.com, 11 Sep. 2020
Noun
  • Instructors are on hand to teach novices.
    Jason Ma, Fortune, 7 Sep. 2025
  • For seasoned cooks and kitchen novices, cookbook author and nutritionist Robin Miller takes it back to basics with great, family-friendly recipes worth making over and over again.
    Robin Miller, AZCentral.com, 5 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • At some point, a pair of politically active nuns started hanging out at the Nash home, eventually leaving their formal nun habits, cast off as part of their activism, at the house.
    Peter Larsen, Oc Register, 22 Aug. 2025
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“Prioresses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prioresses. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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