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Motherhouse is an English word. Below you'll find 6 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Motherhouse meaning

  1. The monastery from which the other 'houses' of a religious order or congregation were (directly or indirectly) founded, often eponymous.
  2. 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.

Using Motherhouse

  • The main meaning on this page is: The monastery from which the other 'houses' of a religious order or congregation were (directly or indirectly) founded, often eponymous. | 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.
  • In the example corpus, motherhouse often appears in combinations such as: the motherhouse.

Context around Motherhouse

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 17.5 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 2 middle, 3 end
  • Sentence types: 6 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

ursuline 1×

Sentence patterns with Motherhouse

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

as the motherhouse 1× as the motherhouse of the 1× home called motherhouse on this 1× in the motherhouse will relocate 1× the ursuline motherhouse 1× their motherhouse has been 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

sisters who currently 1× some monastic families 1× the convent was 1× their motherhouse has 1× ursuline sister of 1× you don t 1×

Common sentence endings:

as the motherhouse 1× dayton since 1923 1× on this server 1× the entire order 1× the ursuline motherhouse 1× where they serve 1×

Words around Motherhouse

Just before it in the word index:

motherhood 264 motherfucking 2 motherfuckers 9 motherfucker 21 motherfarking 2 motherfarkers 3

Just after it in the word index:

mothering 40 motherland 93 motherless 15 motherload 2 motherlode 6 motherly 33

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaas 8 aacc 8 aacs 8 aafes 8 aankh 8 aapp 8

Corpus analysis for Motherhouse

  • In this selection, "motherhouse" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 17.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, ursuline stand out and add context to how "motherhouse" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include as the motherhouse and as the motherhouse of the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "motherhouse" sits close to words such as aaas, aacc and aacs, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with motherhouse

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Some monastic families recognize one abbey as the motherhouse of the entire order. (13 words)

Their motherhouse has been located at Salem Heights on Salem Avenue in Dayton since 1923. (15 words)

Ursuline Sister of Louisville (Alice Marie) Eileen Carney died June 4 at the Ursuline Motherhouse. (15 words)

Longer example sentences

The convent was Mount Erin which is now part of Kildare Catholic College, and is known among the Presentation Sisters as "the motherhouse". (23 words)

Sisters who currently live in the Motherhouse will relocate to assisted living apartments and houses in the communities where they serve. (21 words)

You don't have permission to access /former-portland-convent-now-a-home-called-motherhouse/ on this server. (18 words)

Example sentences (6)

The convent was Mount Erin which is now part of Kildare Catholic College, and is known among the Presentation Sisters as "the motherhouse".

Sisters who currently live in the Motherhouse will relocate to assisted living apartments and houses in the communities where they serve.

Their motherhouse has been located at Salem Heights on Salem Avenue in Dayton since 1923.

Ursuline Sister of Louisville (Alice Marie) Eileen Carney died June 4 at the Ursuline Motherhouse.

You don't have permission to access /former-portland-convent-now-a-home-called-motherhouse/ on this server.

Some monastic families recognize one abbey as the motherhouse of the entire order.

Common combinations with motherhouse

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "motherhouse" in a sentence?
An example: "The convent was Mount Erin which is now part of Kildare Catholic College, and is known among the Presentation Sisters as "the motherhouse"." This page contains 6 example sentences with the word "motherhouse" from authentic English texts.
What does "motherhouse" mean?
Motherhouse means: The monastery from which the other 'houses' of a religious order or congregation were (directly or indirectly) founded, often eponymous.
How many example sentences with "motherhouse" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 6 example sentences with "motherhouse", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.