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stabat mater

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Borrowed from Latin stabat mater (“the mother was standing”) (the first words of the hymn).

noun stabat maters

  1. A hymn, sung in Latin, telling of the sorrow of the Virgin Mary at the crucifixion of Jesus Christ; the music for this hymn.
  2. An artwork depicting the Virgin Mary under the cross during the crucifixion of Christ alongside John the apostle.

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"stabat mater." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/stabat%20mater. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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stabat mater. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/stabat%20mater

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"stabat mater." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/stabat%20mater.

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@misc{stabat_mater_2026,
  title = {stabat mater},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/stabat%20mater},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}