Definition: Meaning of, Teresa in English to English dictionary.
Pronunciation:/ təˈreɪzə /
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1910-1997born of Albanian parents in what is now Macedonia indian nun and missionary in the Roman Catholic Church ; dedicated to helping the poor in India
(1910-97) an Albanian Roman Catholic NUN (= a member of a group of Christian religious women) who lived in India, where she worked to help the poor and the sick in the city of CALCUTTA . She won the NOBEL PEACE PRIZE in 1979, and people think of her as a typical example of someone who is very kind, unselfish, and morally good.