Virgin Mary

noun

: the mother of Jesus

Examples of Virgin Mary in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The painting shows the Virgin Mary with baby Jesus and a young John the Baptist, and was thought to be based on Virgin Mary, Infant Christ, and St. John the Baptist (ca. 1490), a painting whose attribution to Botticelli and his studio is accepted by art historians. Francesca Aton, ARTnews.com, 3 Sep. 2019 Crowd was celebrating Virgin Mary, not praying after Olympics The claim came amid backlash over the Paris Olympics opening ceremony on July 26. Brieanna J. Frank, USA TODAY, 31 July 2024 The video was filmed at Brooklyn’s Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary Church and eventually made its way to the higher-ups at the Brooklyn Archdiocese, who were extremely upset at the video’s imagery. Alex Abad-Santos, Vox, 17 May 2024 Catholics held a Mass of Reparation in Brooklyn in November to cleanse Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary Church. Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 17 Feb. 2024 See all Example Sentences for Virgin Mary 

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Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of Virgin Mary was in the 14th century

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

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