Sta·bat Ma·ter (stä bät mä t r, st bt m tr)n. 1. A medieval Latin hymn on the sorrows of the Virgin Mary at the Crucifixion. 2. A musical setting for this hymn. [From Medieval Latin St bat Mter (dol rsa), the Mother was standing (full of sorrow), the first words of the hymn : Latin stbat, third person sing. imperfect tense of stre, to stand + Medieval Latin Mter, Mother (of God).] |
Stabat Mater [ˈstɑːbæt ˈmɑːtə]
n
1. (Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms) RC Church a Latin hymn, probably of the 13th century, commemorating the sorrows of the Virgin Mary at the crucifixion and used in the Mass and various other services
2. (Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms) a musical setting of this hymn
[from the opening words, literally: the mother was standing]
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