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A mother superior is an abbess
Abbess

An abbess is the female religious superior, or Mother Superior, of an abbey of nuns.In Roman Catholic and Anglican abbeys,






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A mother superior is an abbess
Abbess

An abbess is the female religious superior, or Mother Superior, of an abbey of nuns.In Roman Catholic and Anglican abbeys, the mode of election, position, rights, and authority of an abbess correspond generally with those of an abbot....
 or other nun
Nun

A Nun is a woman who has taken special vows committing her to a religious life. She may be an monasticism who voluntarily chooses to leave mainstream society and live her life in prayer and contemplation in a monastery or convent....
 in charge of a Christian religious order or congregation, a convent or house of women under vows.

Mother superior may also refer to:

  • Mother Superior (band)
    Mother Superior (band)

    Mother Superior is a Los Angeles based rock band, consisting of guitarist/vocalist Jim Wilson, bassist Marcus Blake and drummer Matt Tecu. In addition to playing live with the Rollins Band and U2 producer Daniel Lanois, the band has done session work with Daniel Lanois, Henry Rollins, Tony Visconti, Alice Cooper, Meat Loaf, Emmylou Harris, Sp...
    , a rock band who became ¾ of Rollins Band circa 2000
  • Mother Superior, a short film about meth-moms in Salt Lake City, Ut. which was in the 2007 Sundance Film Festival
    2007 Sundance Film Festival

    The 2007 Sundance Film Festival ran from January 18 until January 28, 2007 in Park City, Utah with screenings in Salt Lake City, Utah and Ogden, Utah....
  • "Mother Superior", a song on the album Good Apollo, I'm Burning Star IV, Volume Two: No World for Tomorrow
    Good Apollo, I'm Burning Star IV, Volume Two: No World for Tomorrow

    Good Apollo, I'm Burning Star IV, Volume Two: No World for Tomorrow is a concept album by Coheed and Cambria, and the sequel to their previous album, Good Apollo, I'm Burning Star IV, Volume One: From Fear Through the Eyes of Madness....
     by the progressive rock band Coheed & Cambria
  • Sin (Marvel Comics), Synthia Schmidt or Mother Superior, the daughter of the Red Skull in Marvel Comics
  • "Mother Superior", the nickname of the heroin drug-dealer Johnny Swann in Irvine Welsh's novel Trainspotting
    Trainspotting (novel)

    Trainspotting is the first novel by Scotland writer Irvine Welsh. It is written in the form of short chapters narrated in the first person by various residents of Leith, Edinburgh who either use heroin, are friends of the core group of heroin users, or engage in destructive activities that are implicitly portrayed as addictions that serv...
  • "Mother Superior jumped the gun", part of the lyrics to Happiness Is a Warm Gun
    Happiness Is a Warm Gun

    "Happiness Is a Warm Gun" is a song by The Beatles featured on the eponymous double-disc album The Beatles . It is primarily a John Lennon composition, credited to Lennon/McCartney....