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Reverend Mother

British  

noun

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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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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

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 ● Apr. 4, 2023

The actor has his moments in “Dune,” including in an early scene with Rampling’s Reverend Mother, who puts Paul through a painful test; Chalamet excels at imparting a sense of confused woundedness, psychic and physical.

From New York Times ● Oct. 20, 2021

The place was cruel and joyless, according to Pamela, and she remembers that when the Reverend Mother asked who wanted to go to Australia, every girl in the home put their hand up.

From BBC ● Oct. 28, 2015

They had complaints to make to their Reverend Mother.

From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy

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