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Mother Teresa

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Etymology

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Appellativisation of Mother Teresa, an Albanian-Indian Roman Catholic nun and missionary.

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Mother Teresa

  1. A nun who worked among the poor for many decades in India.

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Noun

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Mother Teresa (plural Mother Teresas)

  1. A person who is completely unselfish to the point of being saintly.
    • 1979, Mary Jane Linn, Matthew Linn, Dennis Linn, Healing the Dying: Releasing People to Die, page 1:
      To the degree we have Jesus within us, we are all gifted to be a Mother Teresa.
    • 1998, Arnold B. Cheyney, People of Purpose: 80 People Who Have Made a Difference, page 149:
      Do you know someone who comes close to being a Mother Teresa?
    • 2008, Johnny Ong, Don't Live Your Live in One Day, page 28:
      I am not saying that we should all be a Mother Teresa.
    • 2009 December 2, Madeleine L. Van Hecke, Blind Spots: Why Smart People Do Dumb Things, Prometheus Books, →ISBN, page 91:
      Imagine a woman, Marcy, who sees herself as self-sacrificing, a veritable Mother Teresa who consistently puts the needs of others before her own.
    • 2016 May 6, Robert Sack, A Geographical Guide to the Real and the Good, Routledge, →ISBN, page 181:
      A Mother Teresa is not only offering her services, but also sacrificing her well-being and personal safety to help the needy.
    • 2011, Louis Faust, Ruma Bose, Mother Teresa, CEO: Unexpected Principles for Practical Leadership, page 18:
      As a leader you should ask yourself, “What are you a Mother Teresa of?”
    • 2013, Horatio M, Natasha Bennett, How to Be a Good Person - Without Being Religious:
      You do not have to be a Mother Teresa to care.
    • 2018 October 18, Donna-Marie Cooper O'Boyle, Advent with Our Lady of Fatima, Sophia Institute Press, →ISBN, page 182:
      We cannot all be Mother Teresas, but we are all, without a doubt, called to a life of holiness.
    • 2018, Time Magazine Editors, TIME Mother Teresa: The Life and Works of a Modern Saint:
      And yet Pope Francis could just as easily be called a Mother Teresa pope.

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