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PIETA
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Dictionary entry overview: What does pieta mean?
• PIETA (noun)
The noun PIETA has 1 sense:
1. a representation of the Virgin Mary mourning over the dead body of Jesus
Familiarity information: PIETA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A representation of the Virgin Mary mourning over the dead body of Jesus
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("pieta" is a kind of...):
representation (a creation that is a visual or tangible rendering of someone or something)
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