Meanings
mother superior1
nounmother superior (plural mothers superior or mother superiors)
plural mothers superior · plural mother superiors
Mother Superior2
nounMother Superior (plural Mothers Superior or Mother Superiors)
plural Mothers Superior · plural Mother Superiors
Synonyms & antonyms
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Finnish nunnaluostarin johtaja, abbedissa
- nunnaluostarin johtajanun in charge of a convent
- abbedissanun in charge of a convent
- igumenianun in charge of a convent
French mère supérieure
- mère supérieurenun in charge of a convent
German Mutter Oberin
- Mutter Oberinnun in charge of a convent
Greek ηγουμένη
- ηγουμένη (igouméni)nun in charge of a convent
Hungarian apácafőnöknő
- apácafőnöknőnun in charge of a convent
Irish máthairab
- máthairabnun in charge of a convent
Polish matka przełożona
- matka przełożonanun in charge of a convent
Portuguese madre superiora
- madre superioranun in charge of a convent
Russian настоя́тельница, мать-настоя́тельница
- настоя́тельница (nastojátelʹnica)nun in charge of a convent
- мать-настоя́тельница (matʹ-nastojátelʹnica)nun in charge of a convent
- игу́менья (igúmenʹja)nun in charge of a convent
Cite this entry
APA
mother superior. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mother%20superior
MLA
“mother superior.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mother%20superior. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mother superior,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mother%20superior.
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