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Sister
Reviewed by: María Virginia BruzzoNative Speaker, Argentina, David WestfallCofounder
A formal title used for nuns
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Sor means Sister in the religious sense and is related to the English word sorority0, which is full of sorority sisters.
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Sister (religious)
Formal title used before a nun's name, meaning 'sister' in religious contexts.
Sor María nos enseñó matemáticas en el colegio = Sister María taught us math at school
Sor Teresa dedicó su vida a los pobres = Sister Teresa devoted her life to the poor