Associations to the word «Motherhouse»

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

Occasionally in life there are those moments of unutterable fulfillment which cannot be completely explained by those symbols called words. Their meanings can only be articulated by the inaudible language of the heart.
Martin Luther King Jr.