teresa

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

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Definition

  1. noun Indian nun and missionary in the Roman Catholic Church (born of Albanian parents in what is now Macedonia); dedicated to helping the poor in India (1910-1997)

Etymology

Probably named after the Empress Maria Theresa (1717–1780).

In classic literature

Synonyms

Mother Teresa, Theresa, Mother Theresa, Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu

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