Mother Superior
Head of nuns
Mother Superior is the head of a convent—the nun in charge of a community of religious women.
The title combines maternal authority with ecclesiastical rank: The Mother Superior approved her request to take vows.
The term appears in casual speech for any woman who acts as a strict moral authority: Don't be such a Mother Superior about it.
- nunHebrew alphabet's fourteenth
- abbessFemale monastic leader
- sisterFemale sibling
- matronFemale institutional supervisor
- elderSenior figure of authority
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Mother Superiornovice
Inexperienced newcomer to field
postulant · Bishop · aspirant · parish priest · deacon
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