MADONNA

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• MADONNA (noun)
  The noun MADONNA has 2 senses:

1. the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics

2. United States pop singer and sex symbol during the 1980s (born in 1958)

  Familiarity information: MADONNA used as a noun is rare.

• MADONNA (noun)

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))

Sense 2

Meaning:

United States pop singer and sex symbol during the 1980s (born in 1958)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Madonna; Madonna Louise Ciccone

Instance hypernyms:

singer; vocaliser; vocalist; vocalizer (a person who sings)

 Context examples 

"I'm sure I am," echoed Amy, poring over the engraved copy of the Madonna and Child, which her mother had given her in a pretty frame.

(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)