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mater dolorosa

[ mah-ter doh-loh-roh-sah; English mey-ter doh-luh-roh-suh ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

, Latin.

mater dolorosa

/ ˈmɑːtə ˌdɒləˈrəʊsə /

Latin: sorrowful mother

Among these are "Medusa," a bronze bust; and a "Mater Dolorosa," in terra-cotta.

Poor Queen Marie Amlie, she has been indeed a mater dolorosa.

The Mater Dolorosa herself was not called upon to bear such humiliation.

A vast cape that might have enshrouded the form of a Mater Dolorosa hung by the side of a jauntily-striped Langtry-hood.'

The centre painting of these last represents the Mater dolorosa weeping over the dead body of her Son.

April 18, 2024petrichor

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