Virgin Mary
Virgin Mary proper noun: synonym of Mary, mother of Jesus.
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Proper noun
(the) Virgin Mary (plural Virgin Marys or Virgins Mary)
- Synonym of Mary, mother of Jesus.
- They no more supposed that there were as many Jupiters, as images of Jupiter, than the Papists imagine there to be as many Virgins Mary as they have statues and pictures of her.1819 August, “Religious Retrospect”, in The Antijacobin Review; and Protestant Advocate: or, Monthly Political, and Literary Censor, volume LVI, number 56, London: […] G. Sidney, […]; […] Sherwood...
- Now, since there are many ‘sects’ amongst Protestants, and many ‘orders,’ often rival ones, amongst the Roman Catholics, and since there are almost as many Virgins Mary as there are towns who own her sway, so we may expect to find in Palestine many rival ‘orders,’ ‘systems,’ or ‘temples.’1868, Thomas Inman, Ancient Faiths Embodied in Ancient Names: or an Attempt to Trace the Religious Belief, Sacred Rites, and Holy Emblems of Certain Nations. […], volume I, London; Liverpool: […] the...
- Synonyms:
- Blessed Virgin, Blessed Virgin Mary, Virgin, Saint Mary, Holy Mary, Our Lady, Mary, mother of Jesus
Noun
Virgin Mary (plural Virgin Marys)
- A drink made with tomato juice and spices, resembling a Bloody Mary, but without alcohol.
Virgin Mary meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Bengali
Virgin Mary in Hindi
- Mary, mother of Jesus — see also Mary, Virgin, Mother of God, Our Lady, Saint Mary, Theotokos
- मुक़द्दस कुंवारी मरयम muqaddas kumvārī maryam
Virgin Mary in Tamil
- Mary, mother of Jesus — see also Mary, Virgin, Mother of God, Our Lady, Saint Mary, Theotokos
- கன்னி மேரி kaṉṉi mēri
Virgin Mary in Urdu
- Mary, mother of Jesus — see also Mary, Virgin, Mother of God, Our Lady, Saint Mary, Theotokos
- کنواری مریم kũnvārī maryam
Virgin Mary in Bengali
- Mary, mother of Jesus — see also Mary, Virgin, Mother of God, Our Lady, Saint Mary, Theotokos
- বিবি মরিয়ম bibi moriẏom
More languagesFewer languages
- Virgin Mary in Malayalam
- കന്യകാമറിയം kanyakāmaṟiyaṁ
- Virgin Mary in Tagalog
- Birheng Maria
- Virgin Mary in Arabic
- مَرْيَم اَلْعَذْرَاء maryam al-ʕaḏrāʔ
- Virgin Mary in Indonesian
- Bunda Maria
- Virgin Mary in Persian
- مریم عذرا maryam-e 'azrâ
Synonyms of Virgin Mary
- Blessed Virgin
- Blessed Virgin Mary
- Virgin
- Saint Mary
- Holy Mary
- Our Lady
- Mary
- mother of Jesus
Forms of Virgin Mary
| Proper noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | Virgin Marys |
| plural | Virgins Mary |
| Noun | |
| plural | Virgin Marys |
| alternative form | virgin mary |
Origin of Virgin Mary
From virgin + Mary, from the belief that Mary was still a virgin when she bore Christ.
Blend of virgin + Bloody Mary, from non-alcoholic drinks being labelled "virgin", the referent being the person who drinks them without being "sullied" or "tainted" by alcohol.
Questions about Virgin Mary
- What does Virgin Mary mean?
- Virgin Mary means synonym of Mary, mother of Jesus.
- What is Virgin Mary in Hindi?
- Virgin Mary in Hindi is मुक़द्दस कुंवारी मरयम (muqaddas kumvārī maryam). See Virgin Mary meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is Virgin Mary?
- Virgin Mary can be a proper noun or a noun.
Words near Virgin Mary in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: Virgin Mary (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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