Associations to the word «Motherhouse»
Noun
- Congregation
- Approbation
- Nazareth
- Demos
- Convent
- Cistercian
- Sister
- Franciscan
- Priory
- Ky
- Adoration
- Yuri
- Woods
- Providence
- Chapel
- Benedictine
- Nun
- Sis
- Abbey
- Sparhawk
- Monastery
- Rome
- Diocese
- Rue
- Superior
- Directory
- Dominic
- Mercy
- Charity
- Ill
- Saint
- Amsterdam
- Chaplain
- Archdiocese
- Crosse
- Wisconsin
- Mary
- Lyon
- Grande
- Aaron
- Illinois
- Monroe
- Rhine
- Orleans
- Belgium
- Monk
- Remains
- Mount
- Complex
- Indiana
- Villa
- Missouri
- Joseph
- St
- Abbot
- Manila
- Missionary
- Oak
- Conception
- Stevens
- Vincent
- Francis
- Montreal
- Es
- Headquarters
- Baltimore
- Bishop
- Order
- Paris
- Academy
- Brothers
- Mission
- Landmark
- Maria
- Italy
- Cemetery
- Pittsburgh
Adjective
Wiktionary
MOTHERHOUSE, noun. The monastery from which the other 'houses' of a religious order or congregation were (directly or indirectly) founded, often eponymous.
MOTHERHOUSE, noun. The convent which is the seat (and often the above original foundation) of the superior of an order or congregation, and/or on which lower ranking houses (such as priories under an abbot) depend.
Wise words
Words - so innocent and powerless as they are, as standing
in a dictionary, how potent for good and evil they become in
the hands of one who knows how to combine them.