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Meaning of "subprioress" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SUBPRIORESS

subprioress  [ˌsʌbˈpraɪərɪs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SUBPRIORESS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Subprioress is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SUBPRIORESS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of subprioress in the English dictionary

The definition of subprioress in the dictionary is a nun junior to a prioress.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SUBPRIORESS


avarice
ˈævərɪs
berberis
ˈbɜːbərɪs
cantharis
ˈkænθərɪs
caryopteris
ˌkærɪˈɒptərɪs
Charteris
ˈtʃɑːtərɪs
clitoris
ˈklɪtərɪs
ephemeris
ɪˈfɛmərɪs
heiress
ˈɛərɪs
iberis
aɪˈbɪərɪs
licorice
ˈlɪkərɪs
liquorice
ˈlɪkərɪs
mayoress
ˈmɛərɪs
naris
ˈnɛərɪs
peeress
ˈpɪərɪs
pieris
ˈpaɪərɪs
prioress
ˈpraɪərɪs
Seferis
səˈfɛərɪs
sorceress
ˈsɔːsərɪs
Sybaris
ˈsɪbərɪs
warrioress
ˈwɒrɪərɪs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SUBPRIORESS

subplot
subpoena
subpolar
subpopulation
subpotency
subpotent
subprefect
subprefecture
subprimate
subprime
subprincipal
subprior
subproblem
subprocess
subproduct
subprofessional
subprogram
subproject
subproletariat
subpubic

WORDS THAT END LIKE SUBPRIORESS

actress
address
anchoress
at the press
authoress
cocktail dress
confessoress
congress
doctoress
dress
electoress
express
jailoress
lady mayoress
professoress
rectoress
superioress
tailoress
traitoress
tutoress

Synonyms and antonyms of subprioress in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «subprioress» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SUBPRIORESS

Find out the translation of subprioress to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of subprioress from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «subprioress» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

subprioress
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

subpriora
570 millions of speakers

English

subprioress
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

subprioress
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

subprioress
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

subprioress
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

subprioress
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

subprioress
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

prieure
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Subprioress
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Subpriorin
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

subprioress
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

subprioress
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Subprioress
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

subprioress
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

subprioress
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

उपप्राय
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

subprioress
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

sottopriora
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

subprioress
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

subprioress
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

subprioress
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

subprioress
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

subprioress
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

subprioress
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

subprioress
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of subprioress

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SUBPRIORESS»

The term «subprioress» is used very little and occupies the 170.542 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SUBPRIORESS» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about subprioress

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SUBPRIORESS»

Discover the use of subprioress in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to subprioress and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Woman under Monasticism: Chapters on Saint-Lore and Convent ...
Where an abbess was at the head of a nunnery, the prioress and subprioress, and sometimesa second prioress and subprioress were appointed byher; where the settlement was ruled by a prioress it was she who appointed the subprioress.
Lina Eckenstein, 1963
2
Medieval English Nunneries: C.1275 to 1535
2 They are as follows: (1) congi d'elire by the Bishop-Elect as patron, (2) notification by the subprioress and nuns of the date appointed for the election, (3) formal warning by the subprioress that all who ought not to be present should leave the ...
Eileen Power, 2010
3
The collected works of Sir Humphry Davy ...: Discourses ...
We, Joan de Bractone, subprioress of the monastery of Kan- yngton, being vacant, and the convent of the same place give and grant to the lady Lucy de Raleghe, a nun of our house and monastery aforesaid, power to require suspended, ...
Sir Humphry Davy, John Davy, Thomas Scott Holmes, 1896
4
Somerset Record Society
Northelode, and Agnes de Nywemarch directed their votes on the said ladyJoan de Beare, and the ladies Joan de Bracton, the subprioress, and Joan de Beare on Avice Reyners, and Lucy de Raleghe on Joan de Bracton, and so two parts of  ...
‎1896
5
The register of Ralph of Shrewsbury, Bishop of Bath and ...
Northelode, and Agnes de Nywemarch directed their votes on the said lady Joan de Beare, and the ladies Joan de Bracton, the subprioress, and Joan de Beare on Avice Reyners, and Lucy de Raleghe on Joan de Bracton, and so two parts of  ...
Thomas Scott Holmes, 1896
6
The Collected Works of St. Teresa of Avila: Volume 3
She was subprioress in Granada, and in 1585 was made prioress in Malaga, where she died in 1590. Only one letter to Maria de Cristo from Teresa has come down to us (Ltr. 339), but she is mentioned negatively in the "terrible" letter to Anne ...
Saint Teresa of Avila, 1985
7
A Case of Witchcraft: The Trial of Urbain Grandier
The subprioress would have been brought in on such an occasion as a matter of course. The mother superior either then declared that she too had had an experience or, more likely, she and the subprioress, affected by the lay sister's story, ...
Robert Rapley, 2001
8
The Collected Letters of St. Teresa of Avila Vol 1: Volume One
She was subprioress in Granada, and in 1585 was made prioress in Malaga, where she died in 1590. Only one letter to Maria de Cristo from Teresa has come down to us (Ltr. 339), but she is mentioned negatively in the "terrible" letter to Anne ...
Kieran Kavanaugh OCD, Otilio Rodriguez OCD, 2012
9
The Collected Letters of St. Teresa of Avila Vol 2
... the internal affairs of the house" (Ltr. 402.7). She was sent on the foundation for Granada in 1581, traveling to it with St. John of the Cross. She was subprioress in Granada, and in 1585 was made prioress in Malaga, where she died in ...
Kieran Kavanaugh OCD, Otilio Rodriguez OCD, Teresa of Avila, 2011
10
Feminine Figurae: Representations of Gender in Religious ...
(When she waS released from this officium [subprioress], one immediately ordered her that she would be geselin [chaperone for conversations within the monastery], and this was distasteful to her, and yet She was obedient.) '1'! ( Unterlinden) ...
Rebecca L.R. Garber, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SUBPRIORESS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term subprioress is used in the context of the following news items.
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Review: 'Dialogues of the Carmelites,' Under Will Crutchfield, Finds …
The vibrant mezzo-soprano Jennifer Larmore brought unusual feistiness to Mother Marie, who cannot hide a bit of resentment over always being a subprioress. «New York Times, Jul 15»
2
What it's like to interview nuns in a cloistered monastery
Daniel Walters; The "small parlor" room, where I interviewed Mother Marie of Jesus Hostia and the subprioress from behind an opaque screen. Mother Marie ... «Pacific Northwest Inlander, Apr 15»
3
Bismarck nuns give up possessions, gain community
... while learning to rely on the community for provisions, sacrificing “wants” that are no longer “needs,” according to JoAnn Krebsbach, monastery subprioress. «Washington Times, Oct 14»
4
The business of being a nun
... while learning to rely on the community for provisions, sacrificing “wants” that are no longer “needs,” according to JoAnn Krebsbach, monastery subprioress. «Bismarck Tribune, Sep 14»
5
Three nuns celebrate 50 years in the perpetual monastic profession
When the sisters moved to their new home just south of the University of Mary in 2000, Schap accepted the invitation to serve as subprioress, a role she fulfilled ... «Bismarck Tribune, Jun 14»
6
St. Paul Monastery: Drawn to the virtues, but not the vows
"We used to cook all our own meals but now we hire that out because we need sisters elsewhere," said Linda Soler, the subprioress at the monastery. "We have ... «Pioneer Press, Dec 13»
7
Religious men, women take varied paths to Lord's call
She has served the monastic community as its subprioress (1985-1993) and prioress (1993-2001). Since 2002 she has been St. Scholastica's development ... «Arkansas Catholic, Dec 13»
8
Sister Rita Downey, OSB
She also served as postulant director, subprioress in Kansas City in 1968 and prioress of St. Louis from 1978 to 1983. Rita was a life-long learner and took ... «The Catholic Key, Nov 13»
9
The State Board of Higher Education unanimously passed budgets …
In 1992 she became subprioress for the monastery for eight years, under the leadership of prioresses Sister Susan Lardy and Sister Susan Berger. In 2000 ... «Bismarck Tribune, May 13»
10
School bells ring at St. Scholastica's Senior Academy for the final year
Sister Judith Zonsius, subprioress of the community, proposed leaving the school open one more year for the sole purpose of letting rising seniors graduate, ... «Chicago Tribune, Aug 12»

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