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noun
3.
a person who has a particular devotion to the Virgin Mary.
4.
an adherent or defender of Mary, Queen of Scots.
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Marian
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Word Origin & History
Marian
"of Mary," 1701, referring to the Virgin; also (1608) in ref. to the reign of Mary Queen of England (1553-8); and (1902) to Mary Queen of Scots (1542-87).
EXPANDMarian
fem. proper name, collateral form of Marion, a dim. of Fr. Marie (see Mary), but mistaken in Eng. for a compound of Mary and Anne, and thus sometimes written Marianne.
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