Reverend Mother

British  

noun

1. a title of respect or form of address for the Mother Superior of a convent

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Example Sentences

The iconic lyrics form the Reverend Mother’s “Climb Every Mountain” song echoed while the Trapps crossed the mountains into Switzerland, leaving viewers with a sense of freedom, hope, and possibility.

From Slate

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

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

You never know in these big productions when you are going to be politely asked to leave, but the Reverend Mother Mohiam is still in there.

From Salon

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