Definition of Teresa

1. Noun. 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).


Definition of Teresa

1. Proper noun. (Ancient Greek female given name), the Spanish and Italian form of Theresa. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Teresa

Tephrosia purpurea
Tephrosia virginiana
Tepic
Tepui tinamou
Tepui tinamous
Ter Sami
Terah
Teramo
Terebella
Terebellidae
Teredinidae
Terence
Terence Rattigan
Terengganu
Tereno
Teresa (current term)
Tereshkova
Teresina
Teri
Termagant
Terminal High Altitude Area Defense
Terminalia
Termitidae
Terni
Ternopil
Terpander
Terpsichore
Terpsichorean
Terra
Terracotta Army

Literary usage of Teresa

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Spanish Story of the Armada, and Other Essays by James Anthony Froude (1899)
"Pish," said Teresa, who did not like nonsense, " it will be time to think ... After this Teresa had a rest. In her own town she was now looked on as a saint ..."

2. Hispanic Anthology by Thomas Walsh (1920)
"Known as the Madre Teresa de Jesus, she gave evidence of the highest practical ... Mrs. Cunninghame Grahame has published Saint Teresa, her Life and Times ..."

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