English

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Etymology

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Calque of Latin Beāta Virgō Marīa.

Proper noun

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(the) Blessed Virgin Mary

  1. (Christianity) Synonym of Virgin Mary (Mary, mother of Jesus).
    Synonym: Blessed Virgin
    • 2020 March 3, Mary Norris, “Utility Worker No. 6691 on Life Inside a Steel Mill”, in The New York Times[1]:
      “Rust” has elements of Tara Westover’s “Educated,” but Goldbach’s background is not as extreme. She went to Catholic schools and asked the Blessed Virgin Mary for a sign that she should become a nun.