Virgin Mary

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Virgin Mary¹

Where it comes from

From virgin + Mary, from the belief that Mary was still a virgin when she bore Christ.

proper noun Virgin Marys · Virgins Mary

  1. Synonym of Mary, mother of Jesus. They no more supposed that there were as many Jupiters, as images of Jupiter, than the Papists imagine there to be as many Virgins Mary as they have statues and pictures of her.

    Similar: Blessed Virgin, Blessed Virgin Mary, Virgin, Saint Mary, Holy Mary, Our Lady, Mama Mary, Mary, mother of Jesus

Virgin Mary²

Where it comes from

Blend of virgin + bloody mary, from non-alcoholic drinks being labelled "virgin", the referent being the person who drinks them without being "sullied" or "tainted" by alcohol.

noun Virgin Marys · virgin mary

  1. A drink made with tomato juice and spices, resembling a Bloody Mary, but without alcohol.

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name Mary, mother of Jesus — see also Mary, Virgin, Mother of God, Our Lady, Saint Mary, Theotokos

EspañolVirgen María
한국어성모 마리아
日本語聖母マリア
中文聖母瑪利亞 /圣母玛利亚 Shèngmǔ Mǎlìyà
हिन्दीमुक़द्दस कुंवारी मरयम muqaddas kumvārī maryam
PortuguêsVirgem Maria
FrançaisVierge Marie
DeutschJungfrau Maria
ItalianoVergine Maria
ΕλληνικάΠαναγία Panagía
RomânăFecioara Maria
РусскийДе́ва Мари́я Déva Maríja
العربيةمَرْيَم اَلْعَذْرَاء maryam al-ʕaḏrāʔ

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@misc{virgin_mary_2026,
  title = {Virgin Mary},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/virgin%20mary},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}