Mother Teresa was a Catholic nun who lived and worked in Calcutta, India.
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Nun
/nĘn/
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conical buoyconvent residenthebrew letter
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novicepostulantpriestprioressreclusereligieusesecular canonesssinglesistersuperioressthe reverend motherunmarried
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When she became a nun, she took the name Sister Teresa.
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The nun prayed and crossed herself.
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Tom thinks he knows why Mary decided to become a nun.
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