Reverend Mother
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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Although they dress like nuns styled by Jean Paul Gaultier and hold titles like Reverend Mother, they adhere to a regimen of martial arts training and learn how to be living lie detectors.
From Salon ● Nov. 17, 2024
As in the book, Lady Jessica is forced to become the Fremen’s Reverend Mother by drinking “the water of life” — a poisonous liquid taken from sandworms that downloads the memory of all her ancestors.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 5, 2024
The “Reverend Mother” mysteries are set in the 1920s, against the backdrop of Ireland’s Civil War, with Reverend Mother Aquinas using her knowledge of every level of Cork’s intricate social hierarchy to solve murders.
From New York Times ● Nov. 9, 2022
Sister Act While the 1992 fish-out-of-water comedy was seen by most as a showcase for the undeniable comic talents of a frenetic Whoopi Goldberg, Smith’s turn as the disapproving Reverend Mother was note perfect.
From The Guardian ● Nov. 13, 2015
“The Reverend Mother would wash your mouth with disinfectant.”
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
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