MOTHER SUPERIOR

Meaning of MOTHER SUPERIOR in English

noun

a woman who is the head of a female religious community, especially a convent (= a community of nuns )

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005

MOTHER SUPERIOR — noun ( plural mother superiors also mothers superior ) : a nun who is the head of a religious house
Webster's New International English Dictionary
MOTHER SUPERIOR — pl. mother superiors, mothers superior . the head of a Christian religious community for women. [ 1905-10 ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
MOTHER SUPERIOR — nun who is the head of a convent
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
MOTHER SUPERIOR — ■ noun the head of a female religious community.
Concise Oxford English vocab
MOTHER SUPERIOR — ˌMother Suˈperior BrE AmE noun [countable usually singular] the woman who is in charge of a ↑ convent
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
MOTHER SUPERIOR — ( Mother Superiors) A Mother Superior is a nun who is in charge of the other nuns in a convent. …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
MOTHER SUPERIOR — (~s) A ~ is a nun who is in charge of the other nuns in a convent. N-COUNT
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
MOTHER SUPERIOR — Synonyms and related words : abbess, canoness, chatelaine, clergywoman, conventual, dame, dowager, first lady, goodwife, governess, great lady, homemaker, housewife, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
MOTHER SUPERIOR — мать-настоятельница, игуменья Syn : abbess, prioress
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
MOTHER SUPERIOR — игуменья
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
MOTHER SUPERIOR — мать настоятельница
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
MOTHER SUPERIOR — мать-настоятельница, игуменья Syn:abbess, prioress
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
MOTHER SUPERIOR — игуменья, мать настоятельница
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MOTHER SUPERIOR — игуменья, мать настоятельница
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MOTHER SUPERIOR — мать-настоятельница, игуменья Syn: abbess , prioress
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
MOTHER SUPERIOR — мать-настоятельница, игуменья Syn: abbess, prioress
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
MOTHER SUPERIOR — мать настоятельница
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MOTHER SUPERIOR — мать настоятельница
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MOTHER SUPERIOR — игуменья
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
MOTHER SUPERIOR — мать-настоятельница, игуменья Syn : abbess, prioress
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
SUPERIOR — adj 1. higher, upper; 2. superior n superior; also: [Eccl.]; matre superior mother superior
Interlingua English vocab
MOTHER — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Great Mother of the Gods Mother Jones Mother Goose Mother Lode Country Mother's Day …
Английский словарь Британика
SUPERIOR — I. səˈpirēə(r), -pēr- sometimes süˈp- adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French superieur, from Latin superior, comp. of superus that …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
MOTHER
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SUPERIOR — (a.) Higher or greater in excellence; surpassing others in the greatness, or value of any quality; greater in quality or …
Английский словарь Webster
SUPERIOR — (a.) Higher in rank or office; more exalted in dignity; as, a superior officer; a superior degree of nobility.
Английский словарь Webster
SUPERIOR — (a.) More elevated in place or position; higher; upper; as, the superior limb of the sun; the superior part of …
Английский словарь Webster
SUPERIOR — — superiorly , adv. /seuh pear"ee euhr, soo-/ , adj. 1. higher in station, rank, degree, importance, etc.: a superior …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
MOTHER
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SUPERIOR — I. su̇-ˈpir-ē-ər adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin, comparative of superus upper, from super over, above — …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
MOTHER
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SUPERIOR — noun the head of a monastery, convent, abbey, or the like. 2. superior ·adj pointing toward the apex of the …
Webster English vocab
MOTHER — noun an old woman or matron. 2. mother ·noun hysterical passion; hysteria. 3. mother ·vi to become like, or full …
Webster English vocab
MOTHER
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SUPERIOR — city, seat (1854) of Douglas county, northwestern Wisconsin, U.S. It lies at the western tip of Lake Superior, opposite Duluth, …
Britannica English vocabulary
SUPERIOR — superior, S~ BrE AmE su ˈpɪər i‿ə sju- AmE su ˈpɪr i‿ ə r sə- ▷ superior|ly li ▷ superior|s …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
MOTHER — mother, M~ BrE AmE ˈmʌð ə AmE - ə r ▷ mother|ed d ▷ mothering ˈmʌð ə r‿ɪŋ ▷ mother|s …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
SUPERIOR — / suːˈpɪəriə(r); sjuː-; NAmE suːˈpɪr-/ adjective , noun ■ adjective 1. superior (to sb/sth) better in quality than sb/sth else; …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
MOTHER — / ˈmʌðə(r); NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun 1. a female parent of a child or animal; a person …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SUPERIOR — I. su ‧ pe ‧ ri ‧ or 1 /suːˈpɪəriə $ sʊˈpɪriər/ BrE AmE adjective [no comparative] [ Date: 1300-1400 …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
MOTHER
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SUPERIOR — adj. & n. --adj. 1 in a higher position; of higher rank (a superior officer; a superior court). 2 a …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
MOTHER — n. & v. --n. 1 a a woman in relation to a child or children to whom she has given …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SUPERIOR — adj. & n. adj. 1 in a higher position; of higher rank (a superior officer; a superior court). 2 a …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
MOTHER — n. & v. n. 1 a a woman in relation to a child or children to whom she has given …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SUPERIOR — adj. & n. --adj. 1. in a higher position; of higher rank (a superior officer; a superior court). 2 a …
Oxford English vocab
MOTHER — n. & v. --n. 1. a a woman in relation to a child or children to whom she has given …
Oxford English vocab
SUPERIOR — ( superiors) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. If one thing or …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
MOTHER — ( mothers, mothering, mothered) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. Your mother …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SUPERIOR
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
MOTHER — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a proud mother/father/parent ▪ Mark is the proud father of a three-week-old baby boy. …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SUPERIOR — (BETTER) [adjective] [not gradable] - better than average or better than other people or things of the same typeThis is …
Cambridge English vocab
MOTHER — (PARENT) [noun] [C] - a female parentMy mother was 21 when she had (= gave birth to) me.All the mothers …
Cambridge English vocab
MOTHER — n. Mother Cabrini Great Mother of the Gods Mother Jones Mother Goose Mother Lode Country Mother's Day and Father's Day …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
MOTHER — MOTHER, or THE MOTHER. A bawd. Mother abbess: the same. Mother midnight; a midwife. Mother in law's bit; a small …
Slang English vocab
MOTHER — INDEX: 1. a mother 2. what you call your mother 3. the time when a woman is a mother 4. …
Longman Activator English vocab
SUPERIOR — n. 25B6; adjective a superior officer : HIGHER-RANKING, higher-level, senior, higher, higher-up. the superior candidate : BETTER, more expert, more …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
SUPERIOR — 1. прил. 1) а) лучший, превосходный, высшего качества clearly superior, decidedly superior, definitely superior, far superior ≈ неизмеримо лучший б) …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
MOTHER
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
SUPERIOR — superior.ogg 1. s(j)u:ʹpı(ə)rıə n 1. начальник, старший one's social superiors - люди, стоящие выше по общественному положению he is your …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
MOTHER
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
SUPERIOR — 1) более высокий 2) верхний 3) высший 4) старший • superior ecliptic limit — астрон. предел затмения верхний - limit superior - superior envelope - superior limit - superior …
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
MOTHER — 1) второй оригинал матрицы 2) исходный 3) маточный 4) первичный • - mother aircraft - mother brine - mother crystal - mother liquor - mother metal - mother nucleus - mother …
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
SUPERIOR — 1. [s(j)u:ʹpı(ə)rıə] n 1. начальник, старший one's social ~s - люди, стоящие выше по общественному положению he is your ~ …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова

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