Teresa

[ tuh-ree-suh, -zuh, -rey-; for 2 also Spanish te-re-sah ]

noun
  1. Mother Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu, 1910–97, Albanian nun: Nobel Peace Prize 1979 for work in the slums of Calcutta, India.

  1. a female given name, form of Theresa.

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How to use Teresa in a sentence

  • Cousin Teresa followed suit with Miss Naylor, both very solemn, and dancing quite different steps.

  • Never again, for instance, would Teresa's cook give her notice, as Agnes's cook had given her notice that morning.

    Studies in love and in terror | Marie Belloc Lowndes
  • But then, Teresa's lover had been a married man separated from his wife, and that doubtless made all the difference.

    Studies in love and in terror | Marie Belloc Lowndes
  • This was Teresa Maldo, the lovely half-Spanish girl who had been her favourite schoolmate at the convent over the hill.

    Studies in love and in terror | Marie Belloc Lowndes
  • Teresa Maldo had eloped, gone right away from her home and her husband, and with a married man!

    Studies in love and in terror | Marie Belloc Lowndes

British Dictionary definitions for Teresa

Teresa

Theresa

/ (təˈriːzə) /


noun
  1. Saint, known as Teresa of Avila. 1515–82, Spanish nun and mystic. She reformed the Carmelite order and founded 17 convents. Her writings include a spiritual autobiography and The Way to Perfection. Feast day: Oct 15

  2. Mother, original name Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu. 1910–97, Indian Roman Catholic missionary, born in Skopje, now in the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, of Albanian parents: noted for her work among the starving in Calcutta; Nobel peace prize 1979

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