Prioress synonyms

prī'ər-ĭs

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abbess
A woman who is head of an abbey of nuns
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mother-superior
A woman in charge of a religious community of women.
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sub-prioress (related)
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abbot (related)
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convent (related)
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sub-prior (related)
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Idonea (related)
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haliwell (related)
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advowson (related)
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Find another word for prioress. In this page you can discover 9 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for prioress, like: abbess, mother-superior, sub-prioress, abbot, convent, , Idonea, and advowson.
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Prioress Sentence Examples

  • The movement was especially strong in the diocese of Liege, and when Julienne, prioress of Mont-Cornillon near Liege (1222-1258), had a vision in which the need for the establishment of a festival in honour of the Sacrament was revealed to her, the matter was taken up with enthusiasm by the clergy, and in 1246 Robert de Torote, bishop of Liege, instituted such a festival for his diocese.

  • In 1317 the prioress obtained a Saturday market and a three days' fair at the feast of St Melor (Meliorus).

  • She was prioress (1872-1881) of the Stone convent in Staffordshire, where she died on the 29th of April 1894.

  • Then she had three years of rest, as prioress of her old convent of the Incarnation.

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