Mother Teresa
A person who is completely unselfish to the point of being saintlyA person who is completely unselfish to the point of being saintly.
» Mother Teresa was a Catholic nun who lived and worked in Calcutta, India.
Mutter Teresa war eine katholische Nonne, die in Kalkutta in Indien lebte und arbeitete. — Jens_Odo
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1 sensesA person who is completely unselfish to the point of being saintly.
- Indian nun and missionary in the Roman Catholic Church (born of Albanian parents in what is now Macedonia); dedicated to helping the poor in India (1910-1997)
Examples
10 sentencesMother Teresa was a Catholic nun who lived and worked in Calcutta, India.
deMutter Teresa war eine katholische Nonne, die in Kalkutta in Indien lebte und arbeitete. — Jens_Odo
Mother Teresa began her work by looking around to see what was needed.
Mother Teresa was given the Nobel prize.
Мати Тереза отримала Нобелівську премію. — anastasishko
ruМатери Терезе была присуждена Нобелевская премия. — marafon
deMutter Teresa erhielt den Nobelpreis. — Jens_Odo
She became Mother Teresa years later when she founded the Missionaries of Charity.
Вона стала Матір’ю Терезою набагато пізніше, коли заснувала Доброчинні місії. — Internecivus
deSie wurde Jahre später zu Mutter Teresa, als sie die Missionarinnen der Nächstenliebe gründete. — Jens_Odo
Was Mother Teresa a good woman?
deWar Mutter Teresa eine gute Frau? — Jens_Odo
Origin
Appellativisation of Mother Teresa, an Albanian-Indian Roman Catholic nun and missionary.Appellativisation of Mother Teresa, an Albanian-Indian Roman Catholic nun and missionary.
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Forms
plural: Mother Teresas| Singular | Mother Teresa |
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