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Teresa

[tuh-ree-suh, -zuh, -rey-, 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.

  2. Saint. Theresa, Saint.

  3. a female given name, form of Theresa.



Teresa

/ əˈːə /

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

“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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Teresa Cole, a kindergarten instructor in the Lancaster School District, has been teaching for 25 years.

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At St Teresa's Nursery School in west Belfast, children have access to screen time on a regular basis.

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Teresa Moore said at his federal sentencing in September.

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Roberts disparaging the Rockies was a bit surprising because it was akin to someone telling Mother Teresa to take a hike.

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