Mary

Mar·y ¹  (mâr)

In the New Testament, the mother of Jesus and the principal saint of many Christian churches.

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[Late Latin Maria, from Greek Maria, Mariam, from Hebrew mirym; see rym in Semitic roots.]

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Mar·y ²  (mâr)

In the New Testament, a sister of Lazarus and Martha and a friend of Jesus.

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Mar·y ³  (mâr) also Mary of Teck (tk) 1867-1953.

Queen of George V of Great Britain and the mother of Edward VIII and George VI.

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Mary [ˈmɛərɪ]

n

1. (Christian Religious Writings / Bible) New Testament

a.  Saint. Also called: the Virgin Mary. the mother of Jesus, believed to have conceived and borne him while still a virgin; she was married to Joseph (Matthew 1:18-25). Major feast days: Feb. 2, Mar. 25, May 31, Aug. 15, Sept. 8

b.  the sister of Martha and Lazarus (Luke 10:38-42; John 11:1-2)

2. (Biographies / Mary (1867-1953) F, British, MISC: wife of George V) original name Princess Mary of Teck. 1867-1953, queen of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (1910-36) by marriage to George V

3. pl Maries Austral obsolete derogatory slang an Aboriginal woman or girl

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Mary

See also catholicism;christ;christianity;god and gods;religion;saints;theology.

hyperdulia

the veneration offered by Roman Catholics to the Virgin Mary as the most exalted of human beings.

Jovinianist

an adherent of Jovinian, a 4th-century monk who opposed asceti-cism and denied the virginity of Mary.

Mariolatry

an excessive and proscribed veneration of the Virgin Mary. — Mariolater, n. — Mariolatrous, adj.

Mariology

1. the body of belief and doctrine concerning the Virgin Mary.
2. the study of the Virgin Mary. — Mariologist, n.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

Mary - the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics Blessed Virgin, Madonna, The Virgin, Virgin Mary

Translations

Mary [ˈmɛərɪ] N → María f
Mary Magdalen → la Magdalena
Mary Queen of Scots; Mary Stuart → María Estuardo

Mary

n → Maria f

Mary [ˈmɛərɪ] n → Maria

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Mary [ˈmɛərɪ] n → Maria