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Saint Theresa Of Avila
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The⋅re⋅sa

  [tuh-ree-suh, -zuh; Sp. te-re-sah]
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–noun
1. Saint. Also, Teresa. Also called There⋅sa of A⋅vi⋅la  [ah-vee-lah] . 1515–82, Spanish Carmelite nun, mystic, and writer.
2. a female given name.
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Theresa 
fem. proper name, from Fr. Thérèse, from L. Therasia, apparently from Gk. Therasia, name of two volcanic islands, one near Sicily, one near Crete.
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