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Pieta
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Pi`e`ta´    (pė`ã`tä´)
n.1.(Fine Arts) A representation of the dead Christ, attended by the Virgin Mary or by holy women and angels.
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Noun1.Pieta - a representation of the Virgin Mary mourning over the dead body of Jesuspieta - a representation of the Virgin Mary mourning over the dead body of Jesus
representation - a creation that is a visual or tangible rendering of someone or something
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