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Black Madonna

Black Madonna proper noun: a statue or painting in Western Christianity of the Blessed Virgin Mary and the Infant Jesus, where both figures are depicted with dark skin.

Proper noun

Black Madonna

  1. A statue or painting in Western Christianity of the Blessed Virgin Mary and the Infant Jesus, where both figures are depicted with dark skin.
    Synonyms:
    Black Virgin

Synonyms of Black Madonna

Questions about Black Madonna

What does Black Madonna mean?
Black Madonna means a statue or painting in Western Christianity of the Blessed Virgin Mary and the Infant Jesus, where both figures are depicted with dark skin.
What part of speech is Black Madonna?
Black Madonna is a proper noun.

Words near Black Madonna in the dictionary

  1. black locusts
  2. black look
  3. black looks
  4. black lung
  5. black lung disease
  6. Black Madonna
  7. black mage
  8. black mages
  9. black magic
  10. black magical
  11. black magician

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