Word "ABBESS" Definitions:


Part of Speech:
Noun
Definition:
the superior of a group of nuns
Synonyms:
mother superior, prioress

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Convent authority Eugene Sheffer 13 Apr 2024
What is the female head of an abbey called? (6)
Sailor marries Elizabeth - a superior lady
Mother rating Elizabeth, in short (6)
Clergywoman (6)
Convent VIP Premier Sunday 03 Mar 2024
A sailor girl with unmarried sisters in her care (6)
Seaman with a name for a superior woman
Sisters' overseer Wall Street Journal 08 Feb 2024
Babe about to join ship will become superior lady (6)
'The --- of Crewe', novel by Muriel Spark (6)
Senior nun (6)
Senior nun The Guardian Quick 02 Jan 2024
Religious lady
Head of a group of nuns living in our National Theatre?
Convent head Thomas Joseph 20 Oct 2023
Jack meets Elizabeth, religious woman The Times Cryptic 08 Sep 2023
28 Down's superior Newsday 16 Aug 2023
Little girl following Jack's elder sister The Guardian Cryptic 06 Jul 2023
Convent leader LA Times Daily 09 Jun 2023
A bachelor meeting Elizabeth, a superior woman The Guardian Cryptic 05 Jun 2023
Superior of a religious community The Guardian Quick 10 Jan 2023
Cloister head Wall Street Journal 04 Oct 2022
Good queen supporting a British nun The Times Cryptic 31 Aug 2022
Rating former monarch to whom sisters answer The Telegraph Toughie 05 Aug 2022
Convent leader Eugene Sheffer 29 Jun 2022
Profession of Abelard’s lover Héloïse The Times Specialist Sunday 17 Apr 2022
Flipping crafty type on Elba replaces novice with bishop - the one running convent Irish Times Crosaire 12 Mar 2022
Order manager Newsday 31 Jul 2021
She oversees nuns Universal 15 Jul 2021
Flipping crafty type on Elba replaces novice with bishop - the one in charge of the convent Irish Times Crosaire 10 Jun 2021
Sailor Elizabeth became mother superior
Plays a leading role at The Abbey overseeing The Three Sisters, among others Irish Times Crosaire 22 Mar 2021
Convent leader LA Times Daily 30 Dec 2020
Convent leader The Washington Post 30 Dec 2020
One born Elizabeth to become senior sister
She oversees an order Universal 21 Aug 2020
Convent figure The Washington Post Sunday 19 Jul 2020
One looking after sisters The Washington Post Sunday 17 May 2020
Nuns' superior The Times Concise 02 Apr 2020
A black queen can be superior The Telegraph Toughie 26 Mar 2020
Main nun Premier Sunday 15 Mar 2020
Convent figure The Washington Post 13 Mar 2020
Convent figure LA Times Daily 13 Mar 2020
Nun's superior Newsday 08 Mar 2020
Convent leader Eugene Sheffer 19 Feb 2020
Monastic sister's superior The Washington Post 06 Jan 2020
Monastic sister's superior LA Times Daily 06 Jan 2020
Convent boss Newsday 13 Nov 2019
Nuns' leader The Telegraph Quick 26 Oct 2019
Big sister?
Big sister? New York Times 09 Oct 2019
Number one nun New York Times 08 Sep 2019
Leading nun Premier Sunday 18 Aug 2019
One at the top of the order LA Times Daily 08 Feb 2019
One at the top of the order The Washington Post 08 Feb 2019
Order superior The Washington Post Sunday 03 Feb 2019
Number one nun
Convent leader
One at the top of the order
Maria's boss in ''The Sound of Music'' Newsday 28 Oct 2018
Top of the order? The Washington Post 06 Oct 2018
Top of the order? LA Times Daily 06 Oct 2018
Sailor with Elizabeth and senior nun The Sun Two Speed 02 Aug 2018
Mother superior The Sun Two Speed 02 Aug 2018
Superior sister? The Sun Two Speed 17 Jul 2018
Mother superior Universal 12 Jul 2018
Nuns' superior USA Today 08 May 2018
Chief nun The Sun Two Speed 09 Mar 2018
Sailor leads girl to convent head The Sun Two Speed 09 Mar 2018
Big sister? LA Times Daily 26 Jan 2018
Big sister? The Washington Post 26 Jan 2018
Big sister?
Mother superior
Top of the order?
Nuns' superior
Convent head USA Today 18 Dec 2017
Sailor girl with unmarried sisters in her care
Convent head Thomas Joseph 08 Jun 2017
Convent head
Sailor girl, one with unmarried sisters in her care The Telegraph Cryptic 22 Aug 2016
Convent leader Newsday 10 Aug 2016
Mother figure New York Times 09 Mar 2016
Senior ecclesiastic babes travelling south
Sailor is married to Elizabeth, a superior lady
Convent overseer LA Times Daily 26 Jan 2016
Who sings 'Climb Ev'ry Mountain' in 'The Sound of Music' New York Times 14 Jan 2016
Who sings "Climb Ev'ry Mountain" in "The Sound of Music"
Convent overseer
Overseer of sisters Wall Street Journal 17 Aug 2015
Play a leading role at The Abbey overseeing The Three Sisters, among others Irish Times Crosaire 27 Jul 2015
Superior woman? New York Times 28 May 2015
Convent leader has Jack joining Elizabeth
Religious leader employing muscle to lay hands on missing pound The Times Cryptic 09 Jan 2015
Convent leader
Superior woman?
Convent leader
Convent kingpin
Person at the top of the order
Sisters' leader
Cloister leader
Convent VIP
Convent leader
Convent superior
First in an order
Big sister?
One at the top of the order
Head nun
"The Sound of Music" figure
Top nun
Big sister?
Convent leader
"Climb Ev'ry Mountain" singer in "The Sound of Music"
"Sound of Music" boss
Nun's superior
Sisters' superior
Convent VIP
Convent leader
Head nun
Woman with the title Right Reverend
Mother Superior
Mother superior
Convent superior
Mother superior
Religious leader
"The Sound of Music" figure
Big sister?
Sisters' superior
Convent leader
Convent VIP
Religious leader
Convent boss
Heloise, for one
Héloïse or Saint Walpurgis
Number-one nun
A British Queen deemed good person for keeping order?
Sisters' superior
Mother superior
Mother superior
Superior
Religious leader
Mother superior, at times
Walpurgis, e.g.
Top nun
Monastic superior
Convent head
Head nun
Mother superior
Head of a convent
Conventual superior
Cloistered head
Cloister head
Convent superior
Convent V.I.P.
Religious executive
Nunnery V.I.P.
Religious superior
Amma.
Mother superior.
Sister superior.
Religious superior.
Religious leader.
St. Theresa was one.
Nun.
Head nun.
Head of a convent.
Mother Superior.
Supervisor of a convent.
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