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If I had been the Virgin Mary, I would have said 'No.'
Margaret Smith

Meaning of "Virgin Mary" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF VIRGIN MARY

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF VIRGIN MARY

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Virgin Mary is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES VIRGIN MARY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Virgin Mary

Mary (mother of Jesus)

According to the Bible, Mary, also known as Saint Mary or Virgin Mary, was a Jewish woman of Nazareth in Galilee. She is identified in the New Testament as the mother of Jesus through divine intervention. Mary also has a revered position in Islam, where a whole chapter of the Qur'an is devoted to her. Christians hold her son Jesus to be Christ and God the Son Incarnate. The canonical gospels of Matthew and Luke describe Mary as a virgin. Traditionally, Christians believe that she conceived her son miraculously by the agency of the Holy Spirit. Muslims believe that she conceived her son miraculously by the command of God. This took place when she was already betrothed to Saint Joseph and was awaiting the concluding rite of marriage, the formal home-taking ceremony. She married Joseph and accompanied him to Bethlehem, where Jesus was born. In orthodox Jewish custom, it is possible for marriage to take place at the age of twelve for a girl or thirteen for a boy.

Definition of Virgin Mary in the English dictionary

The definition of Virgin Mary in the dictionary is Mary, the mother of Christ Also called: the Virgin.

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Virginia deer
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WORDS THAT END LIKE VIRGIN MARY

anniversary
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Synonyms and antonyms of Virgin Mary in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Virgin Mary» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF VIRGIN MARY

Find out the translation of Virgin Mary to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of Virgin Mary from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Virgin Mary» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

圣母
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Virgen María
570 millions of speakers

English

Virgin Mary
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

वर्जिन मैरी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مريم العذراء
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Дева Мария
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Virgem Maria
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

কুমারী মেরি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Vierge Marie
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Perawan Maria
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Jungfrau Maria
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

聖母マリア
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

성모 마리아
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Virgin Mary
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Đức Trinh Nữ Maria
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கன்னி மேரி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

व्हर्जिन मेरी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Meryemana
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Vergine Maria
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Dziewica Maryja
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Діва Марія
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Maica Domnului
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Παναγία
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Maria
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Jungfru Maria
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

jomfru Maria
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Virgin Mary

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «VIRGIN MARY»

The term «Virgin Mary» is quite widely used and occupies the 33.296 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «VIRGIN MARY» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Virgin Mary

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5 QUOTES WITH «VIRGIN MARY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word Virgin Mary.
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Peter Criss
There's not a day that goes by that I don't bless myself with holy water and then get in my car and rub the medal of the Virgin Mary that she gave me and say a Hail Mary for my mother. And then I kiss her Mass card that's right there on the dashboard.
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Olympia Dukakis
When I was a kid, I'd kneel down at the side of my bed every night before I went to sleep, and my mother and I would say a Greek prayer to the Virgin Mary.
3
Olivia Hussey
I had played the Virgin Mary in 'Jesus of Nazareth,' and I had done 'Juliet' at the age of 15. People said, 'Where do you go from playing Juliet and the Virgin Mary?' And I said, 'Mother Teresa of Calcutta.'
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Margaret Smith
If I had been the Virgin Mary, I would have said 'No.'
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Lech Walesa
In myself I am nothing. It all comes from God and the Virgin Mary.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «VIRGIN MARY»

Discover the use of Virgin Mary in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Virgin Mary and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Collection of Masses of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Volume I: ...
The "Collection of Masses of the Blessed Virgin Mary" includes the Missal, revised to conform to "The Roman Missal, Third Edition," and its companion Lectionary.
Liturgical Press, 2012
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The Cult of the Virgin Mary in Early Modern Germany: ...
An interdisciplinary study of the changing attitudes to Mary as a religious symbol in post-Reformation Germany.
Bridget Heal, 2007
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The Testament of Mary
A provocative imagining of the later years of the mother of Jesus finds her living a solitary existence in Ephesus years after her son's crucifixion and struggling with guilt, anger and feelings that her son is not the son of God and that ...
Colm Toibin, 2012
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Origins of the cult of the Virgin Mary
This book examines the developments of the cult of The Virgin Mary in the early centuries of Christianity.
Chris Maunder, 2008
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The Cult of the Virgin Mary: Psychological Origins
Discusses theories for the origins of the cult, examines them in relationship to the development of the Christian church, and suggests explanations for Marian apparitions
Michael P. Carroll, 1992
6
The Image of the Virgin Mary in the Akathistos Hymn
The Akathistos Hymn, the great work of Byzantine hyumnography, is here considered in the context of early Mariology.
Leena Mari Peltomaa, 2001
7
Mother of the Gods: From Cybele to the Virgin Mary
In Mother of the Gods, Philippe Borgeaud traces the journey of this divine figure through Asia Minor, Greece, and Rome between the sixth century B.C. and the fourth century A.D. He examines how the Mother of the Gods was integrated into ...
Philippe Borgeaud, 2004
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The Thousand Faces of the Virgin Mary
This book originated in courses on Mary in ecumenical perspective.
George Henry Tavard, 1996
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Teachings of the Virgin Mary
This is the beginning of a 2000 km long pilgrimage route, which the Virgin Mary is said to have walked. THE TEACHINGS OF THE VIRGIN MARY is an account of both an inner and an outer journey with the Virgin Mary as an inner travel guide.
Hans Lyngsgaard, 2012
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Signs on the Earth: Deciphering the Message of Virgin Mary ...
In Signs on the Earth, Leviton combines newspaper and firsthand accounts with his own intuitive research to examine the exploding number of such reports from around the world.
Richard Leviton, 2005

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «VIRGIN MARY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Virgin Mary is used in the context of the following news items.
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He Looked at a Painting of the Virgin Mary While Reciting the Lord's …
A short video clip showing an image of the Virgin Mary seemingly moving her lips has invigorated Christians and sent them flocking to observe the purported ... «TheBlaze.com, Jul 15»
2
Nuns Battle Catholic Church for Trying to Sell Their Convent to Katy P
... Heart of the Blessed Virgin Mary were generally not fans of Perry's “public image.” Rather, their primary concern is that the archdiocese is making decisions on ... «Vanity Fair, Jul 15»
3
Candid Interview with Pope Francis: How He Promised the Virgin
Candid Interview with Pope Francis: How He Promised the Virgin Mary He Wouldn't Watch TV and More. The Holy Father talks about everything from his daily ... «Aleteia EN, May 15»
4
Blessed Virgin Mary – Higher Than Any Created Being?
Catholic praise God that the Blessed Virgin Mary is higher than any other ... Mary too much and can't get his head around why Mary is so important for Catholics. «Patheos, May 15»
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Crowds flock to see 'Virgin Mary' image in a tree
A likeness of the Virgin Mary has been spotted on a tree trunk, which locals believe is nothing short of a Christmas miracle, reports the Daily Mail. Though you ... «Fox News, Dec 14»
6
Barbie doll fashioned as the Virgin Mary? Heck no!
A provocative art exhibit featuring Barbie fashion dolls as religious figures such as the Virgin Mary and her boyfriend Ken as a crucified Jesus Christ has been ... «USA TODAY, Oct 14»
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Naked Virgin Mary statue has Long Island residents 'up in arms'
There's no room in Long Island for this pregnant Virgin Mary. A 33-foot-tall bronze statue of a naked, pregnant woman that stands on real estate mogul Aby ... «New York Daily News, May 14»
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See the Virgin Mary on toast? No, you're not crazy
People who claim to see an image of Jesus or the Virgin Mary on a piece of toast aren't crazy, scientists explain in a new study published in the journal Cortex. «CBS News, May 14»
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Weeping Virgin Mary Statue In Tarshiha, Israel, Draws Hundreds To …
JERUSALEM (AP) — Hundreds of people have flocked to a small town in northern Israel to view a statue of the Virgin Mary that residents say "weeps" oil. «Huffington Post, Feb 14»
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American tourist breaks finger off priceless Virgin Mary statue in Italy
In an attempt to measure the finger of a priceless, half-millennium-old statue of the Virgin Mary at the Museo dell'Opera del Duomo, an unnamed American ... «MarketWatch, Aug 13»

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