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The Virgin

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Noun1.The VirginThe Virgin - the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics
Blessed Virgin, Madonna, Mary, Virgin Mary


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1-6) Muse, sing of Artemis, sister of the Far-shooter, the virgin who delights in arrows, who was fostered with Apollo.
Collection Of Hesiod, Homer and Homerica by Homer View in context
The picture he looked at was a long one, with houses crowded upon a hill; in one corner a boy was holding a large map of the town; in another was a classical figure representing the river Tagus; and in the sky was the Virgin surrounded by angels.
Of Human Bondage by Maugham, W. Somerset View in context
The founders of a new colony, whatever Utopia of human virtue and happiness they might originally project, have invariably recognised it among their earliest practical necessities to allot a portion of the virgin soil as a cemetery, and another portion as the site of a prison.
The Scarlet Letter by Hawthorne, Nathaniel View in context
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