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BLESSED VIRGIN
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• BLESSED VIRGIN (noun)
The noun BLESSED VIRGIN has 1 sense:
1. the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics
Familiarity information: BLESSED VIRGIN used as a noun is very rare.
Sense 1
Meaning:
The mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Blessed Virgin; Madonna; Mary; The Virgin; Virgin Mary
Instance hypernyms:
Jewess (a woman who is a Jew)
female parent; mother (a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother))
Context examples
God and the Blessed Virgin and the saints help a poor ignorant soul trying to do his duty....
(Dracula, by Bram Stoker)
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