the Virgin Mary

noun

: the mother of Jesus Christ

Examples of the Virgin Mary in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web After fleeing the Fall of Saigon in 1975, the group started the festival in Carthage, Missouri to worship God and the Virgin Mary and to connect with other refugees. Victoria Le, Orange County Register, 13 July 2024 Examples of 17th-century gem-set rings include a gold and crystal ring, designed as a fleur-de-lys, emblem of the Virgin Mary and the Bourbons of France, as well as a gold, silver, emerald and garnet ring. Anthony Demarco, Forbes, 6 Sep. 2024 The second work is a triptych featuring an episodic narrative inspired by the life of the Virgin Mary but represented in cross-cultural terms of Western and Eastern religious and secular imagery. Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 13 July 2024 According to Marquette, legends say St. Joan prayed to the Virgin Mary while standing on this stone. Claire Reid, Journal Sentinel, 9 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for the Virgin Mary 

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“The Virgin Mary.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20Virgin%20Mary. Accessed 5 Oct. 2024.

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