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Teresa
[ tuh-ree-suh, -zuh, -rey-; Spanish te-re-sah ]
noun
- Mother Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu, 1910–97, Albanian nun: Nobel Peace Prize 1979 for work in the slums of Calcutta, India.
- Saint. Theresa, Saint.
- a female given name, form of Theresa.
Teresa
/ əˈːə /
noun
- Teresa, Saint15151582FSpanishRELIGION: nunRELIGION: mysticRELIGION: saint 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
- Teresa, Mother19101997FIndianAlbanianRELIGION: missionary 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
Example Sentences
His wife, Mollie, and daughter Teresa died a few years ago.
That does not reassure people like Teresa who are concerned that more needs to be done to understand how locals are being affected.
Others get a shot at redemption, like Teresa Weatherspoon, who was let go from her Head Coach gig at Chicago Sky after the team failed to make the playoffs last year.
“It’s coming from everyone, it’s coming from Black officers, it’s coming from women, it’s coming from Asians,” said commissioner Teresa Sanchez-Gordon, the panel’s newest member and a retired Superior Court judge.
Times staff writers Teresa Watanabe and Daniel Miller contributed to this report.
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