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mary

noun

Simple meaning

The mother of Jesus, believed in Christianity and Islam to have been a virgin at his birth.

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ˈmɛɹi

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Definition

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noun

  1. religion

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

  2. religion

    The mother of Jesus, believed in Christianity and Islam to have been a virgin at his birth, and believed by some Christians to have been born herself without sin, to have ascended to Heaven without death, and to act as a sympathetic intermediary for believers.

  3. Mary Magdalene, a disciple of Jesus.

  4. biblical

    Any of several other women in the New Testament, notably

  5. A region in southeastern Turkmenistan.

  6. Alternative letter-case form of Mary ("male homosexual").

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Synonyms

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