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Definition of abbess: A female superior or governess of a nunnery, or convent of nuns, having the same authority over the nuns which the abbots have over the monks. See Abbey.

Synonyms:

mother superior

clergy (part of speech: noun)

rector, vicar, missionary, archpriest, pastor, abbot, preacher, cleric, ecclesiastic, nun, prioress, curate, minister, pilgrim, reverend, prior, cardinal, priest, chaplain, bishop, evangelist, pope, archbishop, father, novice, canon, archdeacon, friar, canoness, sister, clergyman, prelate, brother, monk

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