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Mary Teresa Bojaxhiu (born Anjezë Gonxhe Bojaxhiu, Albanian: [aˈɲɛzə ˈɡɔndʒɛ bɔjaˈdʒi.u]; 26 August 1910 – 5 September 1997), better known as Mother Teresa or Saint Mother Teresa, [a] was an Albanian-Indian Catholic nun, founder of the Missionaries of Charity and is a Catholic saint.
The following is a list of religious slurs or religious insults in the English language that are, or have been, used as insinuations or allegations about adherents or non-believers of a given religion or irreligion, or to refer to them in a derogatory (critical or disrespectful), pejorative (disapproving or contemptuous), or insulting manner.
In modern times they have been used by Mother Teresa, St. Padre Pio, and Pope Paul VI. [23] In the Discalced Carmelite convent of St. Teresa in Livorno, Italy, members of Opus Dei who are celibate (about 30% of the membership), and the Franciscan Brothers and Sisters of the Immaculate Conception continue an ascetic use of the cilice. [24]
As you read with fascination about the grief he struggled with after his mother, Princess Diana, died in 1997, or the racist media coverage of his wife, Meghan Markle, you may also find yourself ...
Teresa (also Theresa, Therese; French: Thérèse) is a feminine given name.. It originates in the Iberian Peninsula in late antiquity. Its derivation is uncertain, it may be derived from Greek θερίζω (therízō) "to harvest or reap", or from θέρος (theros) "summer".
Mother Teresa or Mother Teresa of Calcutta (1910–97) was an Albanian-Indian Catholic missionary nun and saint of Kolkata (Calcutta), India. Mother Teresa may also refer to: Mother Teresa Ball (1794–1861) foundress of the Irish Branch of the Institute of the Blessed Virgin Mary; Mother Teresa Lalor (1769–1846) Irish-born American Catholic nun
Mother Teresa joins a long list of historical figures that the former president has improbably claimed ... “As the British government advised the British people in the face of World War II ...
(slang) idiot; a general term of abuse, from Red Dwarf. snog (slang) a 'French kiss' or to kiss with tongues (US [DM]: deep kiss, not necessarily with tongues). Originally intransitive (i.e. one snogged with someone); now apparently (e.g. in the Harry Potter books) transitive. [citation needed] soap dodger one who is thought to lack personal ...