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Abbess vs Amma - What's the difference?

abbess | amma |

As nouns the difference between abbess and amma

is that abbess is 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 while amma is mother or amma can be an abbess or spiritual mother.

abbess

English

(wikipedia abbess)

Alternative forms

* (obsolete) abbatess * (obsolete) abbotess

Noun

(es)
  • 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.
    • The ''abbess'' was always after the nuns to keep the convent immaculately clean.

    Synonyms

    * (female superior of a nunnery) mother superior

    Related terms

    * abbey * abbot

    References

    amma

    English

    Etymology 1

    (etyl) .

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • mother

    • Usage notes

    * Widely used in English-speaking expat communities.

    See also

    * amah

    Etymology 2

    (lena) amma, probably of interjectional or imitative origin: compare (etyl) ama, German Amme, nurse, Basque (ama) mother, (etyl), (etyl).

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An abbess or spiritual mother.
    • (Webster 1913)

    Anagrams

    * * English palindromes English terms derived from Malayalam English terms derived from Sinhalese ----