Theresa

[ tuh-ree-suh, -zuh; Spanish te-re-sah ]

noun

1. Saint. Also Also called Theresa of Avi·la [ah, -vee-lah]. 1515–82, Spanish Carmelite nun, mystic, and writer.
2. a female given name.

Theresa

/ təˈriːzə /

noun

1. See Teresa
   See Teresa

Example Sentences

But it now appears that, yes, British Home Secretary Theresa May could well follow through on the ban.

From The Daily Beast

But that appears to have been enough humanizing for Theresa May.

From The Daily Beast

His work finally bore fruit when Theresa May, the current home secretary, announced the formation of the inquiries Monday.

From The Daily Beast

According to Pisciotta, in one of the books “the only person applauded who was pro-life was Mother Theresa.”

From The Daily Beast

This allowance worked for the state (Maria Theresa taxed their production).

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Maria Theresa held it in her hand, and looked on it a few seconds with a languid smile.

From Project Gutenberg

I presume you know that Maria Theresa was a first-rate soldier; or, at least, she had the happy art of finding them.

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That is, all but this house and garden, which I have given to my elder daughter, Theresa Louise.

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The only body which was competent to take away from the children of Maria Theresa their hereditary rights was the Comes.

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St. Theresa seems to have realised this very well and has touched on the subject in one of her letters.

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