The abbess asked Mary if she was completely sure that the monastic life fit her.
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Abbess
//ˈæb.ɪs//
Synonyms for "abbess" (35 found)
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Related words (17)
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11 entriesTranslations
68 translations across 53 languages.
Arabic
1 entries- رَئِيسِيَّة دَيْر noun (female superior of a nunnery)
Armenian
2 entries- աբբայուհի noun (female superior of a nunnery)
- մայրապետ noun (female superior of a nunnery)
Asturian
1 entries- abadesa noun (female superior of a nunnery)
Basque
1 entries- abadesa noun (female superior of a nunnery)
Belarusian
1 entries- абаты́са noun (female superior of a nunnery)
Breton
1 entries- abadez noun (female superior of a nunnery)
Bulgarian
1 entries- игуменка noun (female superior of a nunnery)
Catalan
1 entries- abadessa noun (female superior of a nunnery)
Cornish
1 entries- abases noun (female superior of a nunnery)
Czech
1 entries- abatyše noun (female superior of a nunnery)
Danish
1 entries- abbedisse noun (female superior of a nunnery)
Dutch
1 entries- abdis noun (female superior of a nunnery)
Esperanto
1 entries- abatino noun (female superior of a nunnery)
Estonian
1 entries- abtiss noun (female superior of a nunnery)
Finnish
1 entries- abbedissa noun (female superior of a nunnery)
French
1 entries- abbesse noun (female superior of a nunnery)
Galician
1 entries- abadesa noun (female superior of a nunnery)
Georgian
1 entries- აბატისა noun (female superior of a nunnery)
German
3 entries- Oberin noun (female superior of a nunnery)
- Priorin noun (female superior of a nunnery)
- Äbtissin noun (female superior of a nunnery)
Greek
1 entries- ηγουμένη noun (female superior of a nunnery)
Hungarian
2 entries- apácafőnöknő noun (female superior of a nunnery)
- apátnő noun (female superior of a nunnery)
Icelandic
1 entries- abbadís noun (female superior of a nunnery)
Ido
1 entries- abadino noun (female superior of a nunnery)
Interlingua
1 entries- Abbatessa noun (female superior of a nunnery)
Irish
2 entries- ban-ab noun (female superior of a nunnery)
- máthairab noun (female superior of a nunnery)
Italian
1 entries- badessa noun (female superior of a nunnery)
Japanese
1 entries- 尼僧院長 noun (female superior of a nunnery)
Latin
1 entries- abbātissa noun (female superior of a nunnery)
Latvian
1 entries- abate noun (female superior of a nunnery)
Lithuanian
1 entries- abatė noun (female superior of a nunnery)
Macedonian
2 entries- игуменија noun (female superior of a nunnery)
- опатица noun (female superior of a nunnery)
Manx
4 entries- ard-chaillagh noun (female superior of a nunnery)
- ard-chaillagh ghoo noun (female superior of a nunnery)
- ard-ven reill noun (female superior of a nunnery)
- ben abb noun (female superior of a nunnery)
Norman
1 entries- abbêsse noun (female superior of a nunnery)
Norwegian Bokmål
1 entries- abbedisse noun (female superior of a nunnery)
Norwegian Nynorsk
1 entries- abbedisse noun (female superior of a nunnery)
Occitan
1 entries- abadessa noun (female superior of a nunnery)
Old English
1 entries- abbodesse noun (female superior of a nunnery)
Old French
1 entries- abeesse noun (female superior of a nunnery)
Old Galician-Portuguese
1 entries- abadessa noun (female superior of a nunnery)
Polish
3 entries- ksieni noun (female superior of a nunnery)
- opatka noun (female superior of a nunnery)
- przeorysza noun (female superior of a nunnery)
Portuguese
1 entries- abadessa noun (female superior of a nunnery)
Romanian
1 entries- stareță noun (female superior of a nunnery)
Russian
3 entries- аббати́са noun (female superior of a nunnery)
- игу́менья noun (female superior of a nunnery)
- настоя́тельница noun (female superior of a nunnery)
Scottish Gaelic
1 entries- ban-aba noun (female superior of a nunnery)
Slovene
1 entries- opatinja noun (female superior of a nunnery)
Spanish
1 entries- abadesa noun (female superior of a nunnery)
Swedish
1 entries- abbedissa noun (female superior of a nunnery)
Tagalog
1 entries- abadesa noun (female superior of a nunnery)
Turkish
1 entries- başrahibe noun (female superior of a nunnery)
Ukrainian
1 entries- абати́са noun (female superior of a nunnery)
Vietnamese
2 entries- bà trưởng tu viện noun (female superior of a nunnery)
- nữ trưởng tu viện/ nữ trụ trì noun (female superior of a nunnery)
Volapük
1 entries- jilepädan noun (female superior of a nunnery)
Welsh
1 entries- abades noun (female superior of a nunnery)
Sample sentences
9 total sentences available.
The inmates of the two monasteries celebrated her obsequies with all the solemnity due to their abbess and foundress, and with the recollection due to her sanctity.
Source: tatoeba (11518169)
The abbess strove to provide a safe refuge for women to pursue learning, research and independence, in spite of the social norms of the era.
Source: tatoeba (11989100)
They hid their love from the abbess' watchful eye, and met in the library at night.
Source: tatoeba (11989102)
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